[FF] Opening bookmark that points to local file from vomnibar
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Description
Firefox 57.0.1-1.
For URLs such as file:///mnt/shared-data/other/javadoc/joda-time_2.9.4/index.html hitting Enter just quits the vomnibar.
Maybe it's because FF treats local file URLs differently for security reasons. I tried using the new screenshot functionality on that and got a message saying it is not possible because it wasn't a standard web page.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue from the vomnibar with a bookmark pointing to the supplied file:/// URL. Trace the vomnibar handling for local file URLs and compare it with a standard web URL. Done means pressing Enter opens the local bookmarked file instead of quitting the vomnibar.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100