[Bug 43238] [NEW] Firefox open / save dialog is a pain for kde users

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When clicking on a link to a download in firefox the default dialog
doesn't use any of the file associations I painstakingly configured in
KDE. It usually offers to open it with a gnome app or something stupid
like 'less'!

One possible solution would be to write a firefox extension to over ride
this dialog with a new one which calls "kfmclient exec $tempfile". This
would launch KDE's default app or bring up the usual 'Open with...'
dialog. It could come in a package firefox-kubuntu-support (cf. firefox-
gnome-support).

It would be really nice if it would also overide the File->Open File...
and File->Save Page As... dialogs too so that we can use the default kde
file dialogs.

Ideally it would also detect if kde currently running and disable itself
if its not. This would make for a much more consistent experience on
mixed kde / gnome systems.

Just dreaming...

** Affects: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Wishlist
         Status: Confirmed

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Firefox open / save dialog is a pain for kde users
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/bugs/43238
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