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Open in Browser version history - 12 versions

Open in Browser by Rob W, Sylvain Pasche, est31

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Open in Browser version history - 12 versions
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  • Latest version

    Version 2.11

    Released Jan 8, 2020 - 1.19 MB
    Works with firefox 57.0a1 and later
    - Show "Open in browser" dialog when PDF.js is disabled (#53)
    - Correctly save action when "Do this automatically" is checked (#58)
    - Treat "filename" disposition as "attachment" (#66)

    Source code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0

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  • Older versions

    Version 2.10

    Released Jan 2, 2020 - 1.19 MB
    Works with firefox 57.0a1 and later
    - Show "Open With" dialog for unknown Content-Disposition values (#65)
    - Simplify PDF detection logic (#53)

    Source code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0

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  • Version 2.9

    Released Jul 21, 2019 - 1.19 MB
    Works with firefox 57.0a1 and later
    - Conditionally add image/webp as displayable inline (#52)

    Source code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0

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  • Version 2.8

    Released Oct 7, 2018 - 1.2 MB
    Works with firefox 57.0a1 and later
    - Ensure that the Export button works (#46)

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  • Version 2.7

    Released Jul 26, 2018 - 1.2 MB
    Works with firefox 57.0a1 and later, android 57.0a1 to 68.*
    This update includes a new permission warning, "Access recently closed tabs".

    NEW: to avoid an unnecessary duplicate Save As dialog, see the add-on's
    preferences page for instructions to do so.

    Other changes:
    - Store preferences in extension storage (#39)
    - Prevent dialog from being added to the Recently Closed Windows (#43)
    - Use private browsing dialog for downloads in Private browsing mode.
    - Fix bug involving an empty type that prevented the dialog from showing.
    - Renew instructions for avoiding Double Save dialog.

    Source code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0

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  • Version 2.6

    Released Jun 3, 2018 - 1.2 MB
    Works with firefox 57.0a1 and later, android 57.0a1 to 68.*
    - Avoid unwanted scrollbar (#29)
    - Do not show dialog for subframes without type (#33)
    - Use last matching header instead of first (#34)
    - Select "Save As" instead of "open with" when needed
    - Recognize all extensions that are associated with a MIME type (#36)
    - Use server-sent MIME instead of generic "XML" (#36)
    - Fall back to ISO-8859-1 encoding instead of ASCII (#35)
    - Ensure that "Open in browser as" is selected as needed (#38)
    - Add buttons to preference page to import/export the settings (#41)

    Source code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0

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  • Version 2.5

    Released Nov 27, 2017 - 1.19 MB
    Works with firefox 57.0a1 and later, android 57.0a1 to 68.*
    - Recognize non-ASCII file names (#26)
    - Parse Content-Disposition according to RFC 2047, 2231, 5987, 6266
    - Fix default action on Linux/macOS when pressing Enter (#27)
    - Work around issue that prematurely closed the dialog (#28)

    Source code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0

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  • Version 2.4

    Released Nov 24, 2017 - 1.19 MB
    Works with firefox 57.0a1 and later, android 57.0a1 to 68.*
    - Show "Open in Browser as Text" by default for text types (#23)
    - Swap order of "OK" and "Cancel" buttons on Linux/macOS (#24)
    - Add option to skip confirmation dialog after "Save File" (#25)

    Source code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0

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  • Version 2.3

    Released Nov 19, 2017 - 1.18 MB
    Works with firefox 57.0a1 and later, android 57.0a1 to 68.*
    - Ignore requests from non-tab pages (#20)
    - Use the browser's font family and size in the dialog (#21)

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  • Version 2.2

    Released Nov 18, 2017 - 1.18 MB
    Works with firefox 57.0a1 and later, android 57.0a1 to 68.*
    - Fix broken dialog when the UI language is unset (#16)
    - Add many more icons for file types.
    - Add menu items to tool menu to open the "Open in Browser" dialog on demand.

    Source code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0

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  • Version 2.1

    Released Nov 15, 2017 - 817.44 KB
    Works with firefox 57.0a1 and later, android 57.0a1 to 68.*
    Improved WebExtension. Please report any issues at https://github.com/Rob--W/open-in-browser/issues

    - Show file size in dialog.
    - Do not show dialogs for requests without response and type.
    - Do not show dialogs for requests without type in child frames of inactive tabs.
    - Select "Open in Firefox" by default for dialogs of responses without type.
    - Update Oxygen icon theme.
    - Remove duplicate icon files.

    Source code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0

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  • Version 2.0

    Released Nov 13, 2017 - 1,014.72 KB
    Works with firefox 57.0a1 and later, android 57.0a1 to 68.*
    Completely rewritten as a WebExtension.
    Source code: https://github.com/Rob--W/open-in-browser

    Changes:
    - Added an icon.
    - Added a preference page, where remembered choices can be changed.
    - Always showing an "Open in Browser" dialog when the server does not specify a content type (the extension does not perform content sniffing).

    Source code released under Mozilla Public License 2.0

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