custom protocol handler works when clicked, but not when typed into address bar
Hi,
I am trying to add a custom protocol handler which would be activated via a right click in the browser (from an online project management software). My current set up is Centos 7 and Firefox 38.7.0 It all seems to work fine with Chrome and/or under OSX but I cannot get this to work on Firefox on Centos 7.
Here is an example: The custom url starts with "rvlink://" and I need the application "RV" to be run when a url like that is passed to the browser.
To get this to work I added the following boolean option in the about:config page:
network.protocol-handler.expose.rvlink
and gave it the value "false".
Subsequently, when I click a link whos url starts with "rvlink://", Firefox prompts me for the application I would like to use for this type of url, I tell it, remember the choice, and live happily ever after. However, when I type the custom url into the address bar or call it via a right click menu (which it ultimately needs to be run from), Firefox errors saying "The address wasn't understood".
When I create al ink and click that first to teach Firefox about the custom url, then the other options seem to work as well. But it has to be a link the first time it would seem.
What's the difference between clicking a link and calling the same exact url via a right click menu or typing it into the address bar? And what do I need to do to make it behave consistently?
Thanks in advance,
frank
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Please see this support article: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/where-go-developer-support
Hm. That's a bit vague. You just pointed me to the main page of the developer docs. I found the haystack now, but where is that needle...
2nd bullet item on that page:
- Post a question to the Mozilla Developer Network's Stack Overflow page.
I see. You were telling me to post in a more appropriate place. Sorry, that wasn't clear to me at all. Will do, thanks