.odt and .ods file types not handled correctly
Bug #30375 reported by
Mark Shuttleworth
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mozilla-thunderbird (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Medium
|
Adam Conrad | ||
Bug Description
If someone sends me a .odt or .ods file (both from OpenOffice) then I cannot double-click on the attachment and have it open in open office. Instead I' told that they are both BIN files, and the only option is to save them.
Once saved, I can double click on them in Nautilus and Gnome will fire up OpenOffice and open up the docs.
Revision history for this message
| Matt Zimmerman (mdz) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in mozilla-thunderbird: | |
| status: | Unconfirmed → Needs Info |
| assignee: | nobody → adconrad |
Revision history for this message
| Adam Conrad (adconrad) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in mozilla-thunderbird: | |
| status: | Needs Info → Fix Released |
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Does this happen with all .ods documents, or only ones which are (incorrectly) sent with an application/
Usually the handler is chosen based on the MIME type rather than the extension, though it would be smart to fall back to the extension for certain types (this is what mutt does)