Mozilla Firefox Browser Stable Version Releases

Hi FanJ,
Yes, I think so.
To correct that behavior, first open Firefox Settings (Firefox application menu, Settings, or: about:preferences), and under General, scroll to Files and Applications.
Then, first, if you want Firefox to always ask you where to save files, select that option under Files and Applications, Downloads.
Next, if for all content types (like pdf), you want Firefox to always ask what to do, then under Applications, for all different Content Type, select (click) and click again to open each Action (in the right column), this opens a dropdown menu in which you can select 'Always ask'. You need to do that for all different content types separately.
That's it.

 

Many thanks Stupendous Man
Your guidelines were exactly what I was hoping for. Super Man !
I found the settings and could change them.

Geweldig bedankt!

 

You're welcome, FanJ, glad I could help.
Heel graag gedaan.

 

firefox settings, or policies, or handlers.json:

Code:

    "mimeTypes": {
        "application/pdf": {
            "action": 2,
            "extensions": [
                "pdf"
            ],
            "ask": true
        },

 

Alas, it doesn't work, at least here.
Settings are done as described.
It still doesn't allow me to open a .pdf file with the .pdf program I want. I do not want firefox to do that.
I often need to save a .pdf file from my bank.
If I can't fix this, I'll restore a back image and never update firefox again.

 

I looked at C:\Users\...\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\....default-release\handlers.json
I don't know how to open a .json file, but I opened it in Notepad. (in Notepad it is one long line).
I see there this part:

Code:

"mimeTypes":{"application/pdf":{"action":1,"extensions":["pdf"],"ask":true},

That looks the same as yours except for the part:

Code:

"action": 2

You say it is 2, mine says it is 1.
Is that the issue? What does 1 and 2 here mean? If needed, how to change that? In Notepad and save it as .json file?

 

In the same location that was mentioned earlier, in Firefox Settings, under Files and Applications, Applications, for PDF files you should have the option to choose the PDF application you want to open PDF files.
That is in the same dropdown menu as mentioned before.
If the PDF application you want to open PDF files is not in the dropdown menu, you can select 'Use other' and navigate to the appropriate program file.

 

Thanks. Found it, changed it there.
It still doesn't work.

BTW:
I see the previous mentioned .json file is now changed. It gives the name and program, and action is now set to 2.
But still no joy. Alas.
For now today I give up.

 

I can imagine how annoying that must be.
And I don't understand why it doesn't work.
On my system, that is Kubuntu 20.04, with Firefox 98, Firefox Settings "Always ask you where to save files" for downloads and "Always ask" for all content types, when I download a PDF file, I am asked "What should Firefox do with this file?" and I get the options to save the file, to open it with Firefox, or to open it with Okular (PDF viewer).

 

Even if it opens in Firefox you can still download and save it. Look for the icon on the top right next to, or close to the print icon.

 

That is true, of course.
If Firefox doesn't let you open a file in the application of your choice, you can still save the file, and next open it in the application you want. FanJ, I hope that helps you save and open PDF files.

 

But I do not want to let Firefox open it! Yes, I can save it from within ff. But that is something I don't want. Besides if I do it that way, it gives the wrong name for the file (yes it is .pdf but that's about it, all the rest is wrong).
Until this darn ff upgrade, it was working.
Well, let's wait; the bank is doing maintenance for hours; who knows that might fix it; no idea.

PS: 5 days ago it was working, and that was before this ff upgrade.

 

sorry for misunderstanding.

handlers.json should look like this to open PDF in external viewer

Code:

        "application/pdf": {
            "action": 4,
            "extensions": [
                "pdf"
            ]
        },

"4" means here windows app
"0" means save
"3" means open in firefox
"2" means ask

"2" is not same as "ask: true" which means ask before download

what i read is that people have problems understanding the new download procedure. for known file types (see about: preferences or handlers.json) firefox offers options, for unknown file types firefox wont ask like in v97. it now just downloads and leave the download dialog open. anyhow firefox starts downloading files in background while it asks in foreground, depending on users decision it continues or cancel. that is known for a longer period now.

the hint about policies means to ask for special filetypes, EXE is for windows vital, firefox do not have any rule for it, it just downloads in regular case. ploicies can change this behavior to ask.

firefox settings means settings for known file types. my list is ancient so my handlers.json is worth gold.

to have the old behavior for downloads back you can set an about:config switch
browser.download.improvements_to_download_panel <-- false
this also meets the download dialog, but this switch will disappear in near the future, so dont count on it as persistent.

for the download behavior for temporary files firefox change that also longer ago. eg. viewing pdf files in firefox do not mean that file is save in %temp%, but in (set) download location, thus is wont be deleted after viewing it, the file is persistent unless you delete it manually.

hint: not updating firefox means you dont have benefit from new features, bugfixes or fixed security issues.

and ESR is no solution, starting with 9/19 (Sep/19) firefox ESR will be forced updating to v102, so you run into same issues as now. thats why esr is not recommended for regular users, you have 1 year to prepare the next level but then i will come all at once.

as attachment my (ancient) handlers.json to analyze, copy, whatever

btw notepad++ and the json plugin you can read, format and save JSON files with easy.

 

First of all Options>Help>More Troubleshooting Information>Refresh Firefox

Then Options>Settings>General>Files and Applications>Applications>PDF>Use Other and choose your PDF reader. Firefox will open in that PDF reader from then on. The files will be downloaded first mind you. You have to delete the files from your selected download folder if you do not want to save them. I found no other way to only read the pdf file in a reader and not save them with Firefox.

 

Thanks all for your replies.
I had simply no other choice than to restore a backup image and go back to Firefox 97.0.2
It is what it is.
Maybe later I can install a second instance of ff, completely separated of 97.0.2. Maybe later.
It is completely unclear to me why Mozilla changed this all in version 98.
Maybe later more.

No problem! And thanks a lot!
I had no other choice for now than to go back.

 

Although an updated releasenote file has yet to be finished, a release version of Firefox 98.0.1 is present in the Mozilla Repository. Additionally, Firefox raises a valid screen notification of the update's availability.

Edit: I'll update this post when I see the finalized releasenote file at https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/98.0.1/releasenotes/ Updated

It seems rather unexpected to see a Firefox release appear at this time of day making me hope that more critical ranked security flaws have not appeared in the wild. Crossing my fingers...

Thank you.

 

Mozilla Firefox 98.0.1 (available via Internal Updater - 6.9 MB - 64 bit) Released (March 14, 2022)
Release Notes
Download (Choose which Firefox Browser to download in your language) / (or: https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/98.0.1/)

Firefox 98.0.1 removes Yandex Search and Mail.ru search providers
March 15, 2022

 

Mozilla Firefox ESR 91.7.1 Released (March 14, 2022)
Release Notes
Download (Choose which Firefox Browser to download in your language)

 

Yes, Firefox is updating to 98.0.1 via the internal updater

 

hmm, i dont have culprits, i am also using firefox 100 and dont have issues.
maybe the hint about recreating the profile may help.

*** i wont reset a profile - never ***

create a second profile and copy the needed files from the older profile one by one and check each time out, if the issue re-appears you cougth your issuer.

or use the portable with its profile and do same test.

 

Sigh, first is was changing Master Password to Primary Password, now this. Virtue Signalling at it's best.

 

"master" includes "slave" and mozilla wont use such terms. a matter of political correctness.

 

It doesn't have to. A master key opens all of the locks without having anything to do with any other terms.

So, after using Edge for a few days, does anyone have any idea why Firefox is so slow to launch? Same add-ons in both browsers. Same home page for the sake of comparison.