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[Adolfo Jayme <fitoschido@xxxxxxxxx>]

As mentioned upstream, servers can choose not to let a browser client
render a file, but force a download. That does not mean Firefox has a
bug.

** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
       Status: Triaged => Invalid

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Title:
  PDF Preview in Firefox not honored for specific URL

Status in The Mozilla Firefox Browser:
  Invalid
Status in firefox package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  1) lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS
  Release:	14.04

  2) apt-cache policy firefox
  firefox:
    Installed: 34.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
    Candidate: 34.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
    Version table:
   *** 34.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages
          500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       28.0+build2-0ubuntu2 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages

  3) What is expected to happen is when then preference in Firefox is
  set for PDF to Preview in Firefox, it does.

  4) What happens instead is it doesn't for the following specific URL:
  http://marcus.granado.googlepages.com/benny2008-Lodamin-NEWS.pdf

  Firefox asks if I want to download it and open it with ghex.

  However, the preference is honored if one goes to:
  http://insights.ubuntu.com/wp-content/uploads/14.04_Server_brochure_screen_final.pdf?utm_source=What%E2%80%99s%20new%20in%20Ubuntu%20Server%2014.04%20LTS?&utm_medium=download+link&utm_content=

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: firefox 34.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-25.33~14.04.2-generic 3.16.7
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-25-generic x86_64
  AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC1:  moniker    2422 F.... pulseaudio
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  moniker    2422 F.... pulseaudio
  BuildID: 20141127111021
  Channel: Unavailable
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Tue Dec  9 21:46:17 2014
  Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
  ForcedLayersAccel: False
  IfupdownConfig:
   # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
   auto lo
   iface lo inet loopback
  IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite)
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-06-21 (171 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
  IpRoute:
   default via 192.168.1.1 dev wlan0  proto static 
   192.168.1.0/24 dev wlan0  proto kernel  scope link  src 192.168.1.9  metric 9
  Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
  PrefSources:
   prefs.js
   /usr/share/mozilla/extensions/{ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}/ubufox@xxxxxxxxxx/defaults/preferences/001ubuntu-gnome-mods.js
  Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=34.0/20141127111021 (In use)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   icedtea-7-plugin   1.5-1ubuntu1
   totem-mozilla      3.10.1-1ubuntu4
   browser-plugin-vlc 2.0.6-2
  RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
  SourcePackage: firefox
  Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 11/14/2013
  dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.bios.version: 8CCN29WW(V2.03)
  dmi.board.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
  dmi.board.name: Lenovo IdeaPad S415 Touch
  dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.board.version: 31900058Std
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
  dmi.chassis.version: Lenovo IdeaPad S415 Touch
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr8CCN29WW(V2.03):bd11/14/2013:svnLENOVO:pn20319:pvrLenovoIdeaPadS415Touch:rvnLENOVO:rnLenovoIdeaPadS415Touch:rvr31900058Std:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrLenovoIdeaPadS415Touch:
  dmi.product.name: 20319
  dmi.product.version: Lenovo IdeaPad S415 Touch
  dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

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