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Title:
  No way to open docx files directly from firefox--only option to save
  allowed

Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  According to the help page on adding download actions
  (http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Managing%20file%20types#w_adding-
  download-actions), if one clicks on a file type that Firefox does not
  already have an action for, it will ask whether you want to "Open
  with" an application that you specify or "Save file." This happens for
  most file types but for some reason not with docx. Instead firefox
  simply asks where I want to save the file with no option to specify a
  helper application. This makes it impossible to quickly view docx
  files by opening them in LibreOffice.

  I am using Ubuntu Natty and Firefox 6.0.2

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: firefox 6.0.2+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.11.04.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.50-generic 2.6.38.8
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sun Sep 18 02:33:30 2011
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  FirefoxPackages:
   firefox 6.0.2+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.11.04.1
   flashplugin-installer 10.3.183.7ubuntu0.11.04.1
   adobe-flashplugin N/A
   icedtea-plugin 1.1.1-0ubuntu1~11.04.1
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: firefox
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-29 (141 days ago)

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