Re: Syntax of mimeTypes.rdf and configurability of Download Actions

On Sat, Oct 27, 2007 at 07:23:17PM +0200, Thomas Baker wrote:
> I see that in my older Firefox 2.0.0.8, the Actions hand-coded
> into the mimeTypes.rdf are displayed under Options ->
> Download Actions.  However, the menus appear to offer no way
> to add new file extensions (such as .txt or .mbox) to the
> Download Actions.

P.S. The Help files imply "file types that you have downloaded"
are added to the Change Action list by virtue of having been
"downloaded" at least once, so I did HTTP GETs on a .txt and
a .mbox file, but this did not have the desired effect of
adding their file types to the configuration list. 

To me, the most important use of this feature is to be able
to process .txt and .mbox files stored locally and accessed
via file://localhost/e:/...

Tom

> And if it is has not yet been suggested before, I would
> of course also like to suggest that "Tools -> Options ->
> Download Actions" be extended make it possible to add new types
> of files.  It is one of my favorite features of Firefox... :-)
> 
> Many thanks,
> Tom Baker
> 
> [1] http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.rdf/topics

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Tom Baker <[email protected]>