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Can not select a PDF file in the file uploader window after clicking the Browse... button for a file type input element.

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Lewis Lorenz
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After upgrading to 5 (this worked in 4) I can not select a PDF file in the File Upload dialog that appears when I click the Browse button next to an HTML file type input element. The specific HTML element source code has the attribute: ACCEPT="image/*". I can select image files such as jpg, png, tiff, etc. But not PDF. This worked great in Furefox 4 and works in the latest version of Safari.

The HTML code for the form element is:

INPUT TYPE="file" NAME="file_1" ACCEPT="image/*" SIZE=35

The File Upload dialog lists all files with PDF extension as dimmed and not selectable in Firefox 5.

Can you help?

After upgrading to 5 (this worked in 4) I can not select a PDF file in the File Upload dialog that appears when I click the Browse button next to an HTML file type input element. The specific HTML element source code has the attribute: ACCEPT="image/*". I can select image files such as jpg, png, tiff, etc. But not PDF. This worked great in Furefox 4 and works in the latest version of Safari. The HTML code for the form element is: INPUT TYPE="file" NAME="file_1" ACCEPT="image/*" SIZE=35 The File Upload dialog lists all files with PDF extension as dimmed and not selectable in Firefox 5. Can you help?

Modified by Lewis Lorenz