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List:       konq-bugs
Subject:    [konqueror] [Bug 326766] New: kpartsplugin takes over too many mimetypes and downloads
From:       Thomas Sisson <thomas.sisson.1 () gmail ! com>
Date:       2013-10-27 23:57:24
Message-ID: bug-326766-5021 () http ! bugs ! kde ! org/
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https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=326766

            Bug ID: 326766
           Summary: kpartsplugin takes over too many mimetypes and
                    downloads
    Classification: Unclassified
           Product: konqueror
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Kubuntu Packages
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: nsplugins
          Assignee: konq-bugs@kde.org
          Reporter: thomas.sisson.1@gmail.com

Created attachment 83169
  --> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=83169&action=edit
screenshot of kpartsplugin in the browser window

I apologize that this is in the wrong category. This is for kpartsplugin, but
it does not show up in the list.

I'm using Firefox, but the behavior is the same in all installed browsers that
support kpartsplugin.

When I click on a download link, the page rendered by kpartsplugin opens. The
attachment is the screenshot of the results. Please look at the picture before
responding.

I changed the action in Firefox Preferences so kpartsplugin is not used for
archived and compressed files. Unfortunately, many websites do not provide a
direct link to the file. Instead, they use a script page that automates the
download. In some cases, this appears to be a page that has a mimetype, like
php, that kparts tries to open. In cases like this, a right-click and save as
does not download the desired file.

I also note that html, xhtml, and xml files are listed as using kpartsplugin.
If I try to change this to Firefox, it opens a new window. The option to handle
them internally is gone.

In some browsers, the preferences to change the behavior of kpartsplugin is
simply not available. Additionally, there preference to disable the plugin is
not available. I believe that kpartsplugin is listed as capable of rendering
way too many mimetypes. This is an undesirable behavior and is a bug when it
takes over downloading files.

One may say that the file still gets downloaded, but kpartsplugin slows down
the process. It actually takes longer to download a file and the window takes
extra time to render while using extra computer resources. I basically have to
wait for the window to render before I can do anything else in my browser. It
also creates a cached copy of the downloaded file. The cached copy must then be
copied to the desired location. The file does not show in the download history,
so a download cannot be restarted or continued as necessary.

Additionally, sometimes the file is not downloaded, so I have to go back in my
web history. Clicking back the first time appears to do nothing. Then the
download page sometimes must be bypassed. The whole process greatly annoys me.

The solution is to limit the list of mimetypes to multimedia and formatted
documents (like office documents) not normally supported natively by web
browsers. Any browser can render HTML, so that mimetype has no reason to exist.
Compressed and archived files are almost always downloaded then opened later
with separate program. In my opinion, images not normally rendered natively by
web browsers should also not be included. This basically leaves sound, video,
pdf, and Word documents.

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