On Wed, 2007-07-04 at 13:06 +0100, Timothy Murphy wrote: > Aaron Konstam wrote: > > > One thing you can do is the following: > > Go to: about:config > > in the browser, Then change the value of the config parameter: > > browser.download.hide_plugins_without_extensions > > from true to false. > > This will allow you to go to: Edit->preferences->Content > > Then in box called File types click on Manage. > > There you will see a list of what application handles which extension > > type. This can now be changed. This hidden feature of firefox is helpful > > in situations such as yours. > > Thanks very much, I'll try that. > > I found that about:config brings up so many variables > one could spend several hours trying to work out which are relevant. > > A bit like 10 pages of Terms & Conditions which one has to agree to > for almost anything nowadays. > If we really spent our time reading them > we would have no time to use the product. > browser.download.hide_plugins_without_extensions is the only one that I claim you should fool with. -- ======================================================================= Houston, Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed. -- Neil Armstrong ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
