[Bug 239952] Re: firefox - the associated helper application does not exist

[Savvas Radević]

Made a topic on ubuntuforums.org for testing: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=5369513
Let's hope they won't close it :)

All the attachments so far did not work, except .pdf - it opened the file correctly
Could be a problem related to desktop entries in /usr/share/applications/ ? Or firefox gives/badly parses a bad address to the applications?

** Description changed:

  Clicking some links in firefox-3.0 to download files displays the
  open/save dialog correctly, but if 'open' is selected with the default
  application, it fails with an error. Saving works as intended.
  
  The resulting error is:
  Download Error
  /tmp/(filename) could not be opened, because the associated helper application does not exist. Change the association in your preferences.
  
  EXAMPLES:
- http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=828399 (listings.txt)
+ http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=5369513 (listed below):
+ Not working: File Type: odt  	test1.odt (7.3 KB, 0 views)
+ Not working: File Type: ods 	test2.ods (6.8 KB, 0 views)
+ Not working: File Type: txt 	test4 with space.txt (12 Bytes, 0 views)
+ Working: File Type: pdf 	test5.pdf (13.8 KB, 0 views)
+ Not working: File Type: py 	test6.py (15 Bytes, 0 views)
+ Not working: File Type: txt  	test3nospace.txt (9 Bytes, 0 views)
+ Not working: File Type: py 	test7withusrbin.py (41 Bytes, 0 views)
+ 
  http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/ubuntu-help/60569-installing-wireless-client-wusb11v4-2.html (novo ficheiro.txt)
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-3.0 (Available diffs, affects all launchpad package pages)
  
  WORKAROUND:
  Save the file first, rather than using the firefox 'open' option.
  
  All reported cases using Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04.1 AMD64 with
  firefox-3.0: 3.0+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1

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firefox - the associated helper application does not exist
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