[Bug 298009] [NEW] Proxy settings not respected when image is dragged to desktop

[Rupert]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: mozilla-firefox

To access parts of the internet external to my workplace, I must use a
proxy server. I have firefox set up with suitable settings.

I get different results when I drag an image from firefox to my desktop.

1. If the image is hosted by my workplace (which is accessed directly,
without using the proxy) then it works as expected: the image is saved
to my desktop.

2. If the image is hosted externally then firefox uses the proxy server
to access it, and I get an error message and the image is not saved. For
example, if I browse to the url
http://www.google.ie/intl/en_com/images/logo_plain.png and drag this to
my desktop, I get the following error message in a dialogue box:

Error while copying.
There was an error getting information about "logo_plain.png".
Show more details
HTTP Error: Cannot connect to destination

This is wrong. I expect my proxy settings to be respected, and this drag
and drop operation to work as in 1.

Version information:

$ apt-cache policy firefox
firefox:
  Installed: 3.0.3+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
  Candidate: 3.0.3+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
  Version table:
 *** 3.0.3+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1 0
        500 http://ftp.heanet.ie hardy-updates/main Packages
        500 http://ftp.heanet.ie hardy-security/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     3.0~b5+nobinonly-0ubuntu3 0
        500 http://ftp.heanet.ie hardy/main Packages

** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Proxy settings not respected when image is dragged to desktop
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/298009
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