Built-in support for downloads with these extensions: .acsm, .doc/docx, .epub, .pdf, .ppt/pptx, .psd, .rar, .rtf, .xls/xlsx, .zip, and .7z. You can define your own Content-Type associations for other file extensions, either filling in the real one or a fictitious one.
Operation
This extension does not monitor downloads until you enable it. Use the toolbar button to turn listening on (shows a yellow burst) and off (shows Zzzz).
When you turn it on, the extension checks every request to see whether it has a file extension that should be assigned a specific Content-Type header. For best performance, don't turn it on except when it's needed.
The extension keeps a log of its activity, and offers Add and Edit buttons so you can add a custom Content-Type as needed. The log is not saved to disk and is flushed when you snooze the extension.
Content-Disposition
The extension corrects errors with spaces that cause download file names to cut off. You can optionally force inline disposition (so certain downloads can open in a tab) or attachment disposition (so content Firefox normally would display triggers a download dialog instead). I suggest using those sparingly, only as needed.
Permissions Note
While the extension is listening, it reads the Content-Type and Content-Disposition headers that servers send with files. It may modify the Content-Type and Content-Disposition headers. The extension does not read web pages.
Test Page
Without the extension running, you get bad results for the zip file links and embedded PDF on the following page, and the extension fixes it: https://www.jeffersonscher.com/res/badct/
Hat tip
The code draws from the Display inline extension from samlh: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/display-inline/.
Operation
This extension does not monitor downloads until you enable it. Use the toolbar button to turn listening on (shows a yellow burst) and off (shows Zzzz).
When you turn it on, the extension checks every request to see whether it has a file extension that should be assigned a specific Content-Type header. For best performance, don't turn it on except when it's needed.
The extension keeps a log of its activity, and offers Add and Edit buttons so you can add a custom Content-Type as needed. The log is not saved to disk and is flushed when you snooze the extension.
Content-Disposition
The extension corrects errors with spaces that cause download file names to cut off. You can optionally force inline disposition (so certain downloads can open in a tab) or attachment disposition (so content Firefox normally would display triggers a download dialog instead). I suggest using those sparingly, only as needed.
Permissions Note
While the extension is listening, it reads the Content-Type and Content-Disposition headers that servers send with files. It may modify the Content-Type and Content-Disposition headers. The extension does not read web pages.
Test Page
Without the extension running, you get bad results for the zip file links and embedded PDF on the following page, and the extension fixes it: https://www.jeffersonscher.com/res/badct/
Hat tip
The code draws from the Display inline extension from samlh: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/display-inline/.
