"Open With" dialog not user-friendly

[Thomas Novin]

On Fri, 2009-02-06 at 08:12 +0000, Mackenzie Morgan wrote:
> On Fri, 2009-02-06 at 08:58 +0100, Thomas Novin wrote:
> > This bug really needs some attention:
> > 
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/18995
> > 
> > It should, AFAIK, be a high priority bug and a release stopper. It is
> > not reasonable to expect that the average Ubuntu-user is able to find
> > the correct helper application for the file that they are downloading
> > and want to open.
> > 
> > If you open a file from Nautilus and select Open With > Other
> > Application that looks just great. Why not have the same dialog from
> > Firefox?
> 
> Probably something to do with the fact that Firefox isn't native.  You'd
> have to bother Mozilla about adopting proper GTK+/GNOME dialogs.  While
> you're at it, point out how annoying the Browse dialog (when you want to
> upload a file to a website) is, though I'm sure they've heard it 50
> million times by now.

Just pointing fingers at Mozilla doesn't resolve the problem. Firefox is
in main and is the default web browser in Ubuntu.

What can be done to fix this except just nagging in the Mozilla-bug?
That bug is btw VERY old so I wouldn't keep my breath waiting for it to
get fixed. From the bug: "Reported: 2000-10-14 14:13 PST by Stephen
Moehle".

Can't the Ubuntu-community write a fix and submit it to Firefox? The bug
at Mozilla has a tag "helpwanted" so they seem to be open to
suggestions/patches.

Rgds//Thomas Novin