[Trac #1236] browser crashing on download

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#1236: browser crashing on download
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 Reporter:  sj           |        Owner:  marco  
     Type:  defect       |       Status:  new    
 Priority:  high         |    Milestone:  Trial-1
Component:  web browser  |   Resolution:         
 Keywords:               |  
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Comment (by marco):

 Replying to [comment:3 jg]:
 > The crash must be fixed.

 I'll see what I can do, I have not yet started looking into it so I don't
 know what it will involve.

 > The server should certainly report the right mimetype for an activity.

 We need to figure a good mime type for .xo.

 > We also need the general facility to invoke the right helper application
 for a mimetype, if    > there is no recognized plugin that supports it
 (this should not be hardwired into the browser; > otherwise people can't
 experiment with different viewers)..

 This is not going to happen for Trial1. It's not on my list of priorities
 for BTest-3 either. If someone contribute patches I will take them. A mime
 system is not something you can design and write in a few days.

 >And yes, this is important enough that we'll test a fix (or enhancement,
 if you prefer to call >it that) to be confident we can deploy it.  This is
 essential to getting the browser really >usable (along with the back
 button bug).

 I'm unclear on what you want to see for Trial1. It might be a good idea to
 just implement .xo installation from the web browser. It should not be too
 difficult and it's a nice feature.

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