[Bug 123044] Firefox calls external helper application without options

[Erik Forsberg]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: firefox

When firefox version 2.0.0.4+1-0ubuntu1 uses a helper application to
open a file it doesn't honor the command line options specified in the
helper applications .desktop file.

For example, after installing nautilus-cd-burner, which installs a
.desktop-file with the following lines:

MimeType=application/x-cd-image;
Exec=nautilus-cd-burner --source-iso=%f

..then trying to open a .iso file from the web with nautilus-cd-burner,
nautilus-cd-burner is called with the filename as first argument, not
with --source-iso <filename>. This is repeatable every time. However,
after downloading, the file can be opened correctly by clicking the
'open' link in the download manager window.

The same problem has been observed in the firefoxes in Fedora Core 6 and
7: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=246089

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

** Affects: firefox (Fedora)
     Importance: Unknown
         Status: Unknown

** Bug watch added: Red Hat Bugzilla #246089
   https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=246089

** Also affects: firefox (Fedora) via
   https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=246089
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

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Firefox calls external helper application without options
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