Recent answers to Link to .docx files no more opened by MS Wordhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/13228312021-01-25T15:25:21-08:00Hi jscher2000,
thanks for your reply!
Changing the preference as you suggested didn't make a differe2021-01-25T15:25:21-08:00gkerschbhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1322831#answer-1387105<p>Hi jscher2000,
</p><p>thanks for your reply!
</p><p>Changing the preference as you suggested didn't make a difference but your extension works like magic, straight opened the link into word.
</p><p>Thank you very much!
</p>Based on the content-type listed in the second download dialog, Firefox is behaving as designed. It'2021-01-25T02:11:18-08:00jscher2000https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1322831#answer-1386939<p>Based on the content-type listed in the second download dialog, Firefox is behaving as designed. It's weird that there is a different content-type listed for the identical file in the two dialogs. I don't know what is causing that.
</p><p>Firefox has one preference related to overriding the generic binary file type. Does it make any difference if you turn off this preference:
</p><p>(1) In a new tab, type or paste <strong>about:config</strong> in the address bar and press Enter/Return. Click the button accepting the risk.
</p><p>(2) In the search box in the page, type or paste <strong>octet</strong> and pause while the list is filtered
</p><p>(3) Double-click the <strong>pdfjs.handleOctetStream</strong> preference to switch the value from true to false
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<p>Otherwise, I have an extension that should correct the confusion by replacing the generic binary file content type with the correct one for downloads with a .docx extension. (After installation, turn on the extension by clicking its Zzzz button on the toolbar.)
</p><p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/content-type-fixer/" rel="nofollow">https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/content-type-fixer/</a>
</p>Hello cor-el,
Thanks for the reply!
The second screenshot is from version 84.0.2 after clicking on e2021-01-25T02:06:32-08:00gkerschbhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1322831#answer-1386935<p>Hello cor-el,
</p><p>Thanks for the reply!
</p><p>The second screenshot is from version 84.0.2 after clicking on exactly the same link as done from a version 83 browser yielding the first screenshot. So I would assume the server sent the same data to both broswers. I have attached the Applications screenshot from the 83 version.
</p>The second screenshot shows that the file is send as a generic content type (application/octet-strea2021-01-25T00:54:40-08:00cor-elhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1322831#answer-1386912<p>The second screenshot shows that the file is send as a generic content type (application/octet-stream).
Firefox will always offer to save Files send this way.
The server would have to send this file as a valid content-type for the .docx file extension like probably happens with the file in the first screenshot to make this work properly.
</p>Hello jonzn4SUSE,
thanks for your reply!
Please see screenshot.
At the time of the incident, the bro2021-01-24T17:07:01-08:00gkerschbhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1322831#answer-1386842<p>Hello jonzn4SUSE,
</p><p>thanks for your reply!
Please see screenshot.
</p><p>At the time of the incident, the browser was at its latest version (84.0.2)
</p>What do you have here? see screenshot
Also, update your browser.
2021-01-22T06:38:00-08:00jonzn4SUSEhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1322831#answer-1386295<p>What do you have here? see screenshot
Also, update your browser.
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