This is my view of the perfect "Open with/Save" dialog: "File: <name of the file> (type, size)" Two tabs: "Save as..." and "Open with..." Under "Save as...", the typical "Save as" dialog. By default, displaying the last directory selected, or the default one (usually "Downloads"). Under "Open with...", a list of installed applications. The list will be headed by the 3 most used applications for that type. If possible, it would be nice that the rest of applications were grouped by categories (Linux) or mimic the Start menu (Windows); this is how PCManFM looks and it's quite handy. Under it, a "Custom command" box (which would allow to enter commands with arguments or paths to executables), optionally with a "Browse..." button. At the bottom, the buttons "Ok" and "Cancel", and a "Do this automatically for this type" checkbox.
What do you think? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/18995 Title: [MASTER] "Open With" dialog not user-friendly Status in The Mozilla Firefox Browser: Confirmed Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: Triaged Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “firefox-3.0” package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Status in “firefox-3.5” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “mozilla-thunderbird” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: When choosing to open a file in Firefox, an "Open With" dialog appears. You can choose to save the file or open it with a program from the list. However, if the desired program to open the file with is NOT listed, the user must navigate the filesystem to /usr/bin (or wherever) and select the appropriate program. A more user-friendly way would be to list all of the known programs installed that are available to open files with, and then have an "Other..." or "Advanced..." button for the user who would rather navigate the filesystem. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/firefox/+bug/18995/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
