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[Freddi34 <18995@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The missing application selector is also an issue when clicking a link
with a HTML5 custom protocol and content handler. This (html5) becomes
quite common now and it is almost an impertinence to force users to dig
through the whole file system (as a work-around one could at least set
the dialog to start at /usr/bin ). This needs a fix soon, if not in this
decade then at least a usable work-around.

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Title:
  [MASTER] "Open With" dialog not user-friendly

Status in The Mozilla Firefox Browser:
  Confirmed
Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts:
  Triaged
Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “mozilla-thunderbird” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  When choosing to open a file in Firefox, an "Open With" dialog appears. 
  You can choose to save the file or open it with a program from the list.
  However, if the desired program to open the file with is NOT listed, the user
  must navigate the filesystem to /usr/bin (or wherever) and select the
  appropriate program.

  A more user-friendly way would be to list all of the known programs installed
  that are available to open files with, and then have an "Other..." or
  "Advanced..." button for the user who would rather navigate the filesystem.

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