Text attachments should display in the browser, not forced downloaded

cracauer@

cracauer@

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Text attachments should display in the browser, not forced downloaded.

Consider the first post here: https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/audinst-hud-mx1usb-dac-sound-volume-very-low.102321/

I want to see dmesg. As it is right now I have to download it, open it from HD and then clean up afterwards. It should just display the text in a browser tab. This is done via http header.

I know that XenForo does this by default and last I heard there was no option to turn this nonsense off. But maybe there us a way, or an update or something.
 
drsnx60 said:
using firefox to navigate to

file:///var/run/dmesg.boot

And opening it works for me and displays text in the firefox window.
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That works for files on the local system, but I believe cracauer@ is talking about text files that someone attaches to a post on the forum. The thread linked in the OP has 3 attachments, all text files. If you want to look at the contents, clicking on one causes a download, not just open in a new tab.
 
OK. I can configure the DOWNLOAD setting in firefox to "Always ask you where to save files"
this pops up a dialouge where I can view the file in an editor or I can select a browser to view the file in .
 
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