Hardy Heron 8.04 Firefox 3 cannot change download directory

[rlou]

Binary package hint: firefox

I just upgraded from Gutsy to Hardy and along with it came firefox 3. I just noticed a problem with attempting to change the default download options. Here is what I see:

Edit -> Preferences. From the 'Main' tab, the Downloads section has option to "Save files to" which is currently default to Desktop. There is also a browse button to change where to save to. Other radio button option besides "Save files to" is "Always ask me where to save files".

1. If I hit the "Browse" button, I get a window that allows me to change to a different directory. But after I confirm by hitting the "Open" button, the "Save Files To" still shows Desktop, not where I previously just selected. When I test, downloads to to the desktop. It does not appear I can change to any other directory, because it always shows Desktop on the Preferences window.

2. If I select the "Always ask me where to save files" radio button option, when I test a download, I do get a pop up window that asks me where to save to. However, no matter where I select to save to (even Desktop), once I click the "Save" button, nothing happens, nothing downloads. Monitoring my NIC I can see no download traffic.

$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 8.04
Release: 8.04

$ apt-cache policy firefox
firefox:
  Installed: 3.0~b5+nobinonly-0ubuntu3
  Candidate: 3.0~b5+nobinonly-0ubuntu3
  Version table:
 *** 3.0~b5+nobinonly-0ubuntu3 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[TimArbuckle (timarbuckle)]

I have same lsb_release and firefox policy. I attempted to duplicate the problem on my system and everything appears to work correctly. Selecting "Always ask ..." caused a popup to appear doing a download and saved the file. Selecting a different "Save Files To" directory worked as expected. Unable to duplicate problem.

[Nick Ellery (nick.ellery)]

Package changed to firefox-3.0

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 05:14:36AM -0000, Nick Ellery wrote:
> Package changed to firefox-3.0
>
> ** Changed in: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
> Sourcepackagename: firefox => firefox-3.0
>

I cannot reproduce this. Changing the download directory works for me

Please try to disable your extensions in the dialog accessible through
the Tools -> Addons menu item.

 status incomplete

 - Alexander

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 03:40:44AM -0000, rlou wrote:
> Public bug reported:
>
> Binary package hint: firefox
>
> I just upgraded from Gutsy to Hardy and along with it came firefox 3. I
> just noticed a problem with attempting to change the default download
> options. Here is what I see:

 affects ubuntu/firefox
 status invalid

 affects ubuntu/firefox-3.0
 status incomplete

>
> Edit -> Preferences. From the 'Main' tab, the Downloads section has
> option to "Save files to" which is currently default to Desktop. There
> is also a browse button to change where to save to. Other radio button
> option besides "Save files to" is "Always ask me where to save files".
>
> 1. If I hit the "Browse" button, I get a window that allows me to
> change to a different directory. But after I confirm by hitting the
> "Open" button, the "Save Files To" still shows Desktop, not where I
> previously just selected. When I test, downloads to to the desktop.
> It does not appear I can change to any other directory, because it
> always shows Desktop on the Preferences window.
>
> 2. If I select the "Always ask me where to save files" radio button
> option, when I test a download, I do get a pop up window that asks me
> where to save to. However, no matter where I select to save to (even
> Desktop), once I click the "Save" button, nothing happens, nothing
> downloads. Monitoring my NIC I can see no download traffic.

Please post a screenshot from the file dialog right before you hi the
"Save" button ... where nothing happens.

further explain what "nothing" means here: does the file dialog close?

also please try RC1 which should be in hardy-updates by now.

 - Alexander

[Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman)]

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!