View js files in firefox
Everytime I try to navigate to a JS file on Firefox I get a save-as dialog. I would like to just be able to view the source in the actual browser and not have to download and open the file in another editor.
Is there any way I can force Firefox to view the files?
EDIT here's a snapshot:
javascript firefox save-as
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Everytime I try to navigate to a JS file on Firefox I get a save-as dialog. I would like to just be able to view the source in the actual browser and not have to download and open the file in another editor.
Is there any way I can force Firefox to view the files?
EDIT here's a snapshot:
javascript firefox save-as
1
I don't think you are asking this on the right place.
– JCOC611
Feb 14 '11 at 2:45
Odd. Firefox is perfectly capable of viewing javascript, since it's just plaintext. Is this happening on all sites, or just one in particular?
– Marc B
Feb 14 '11 at 2:52
it mostly happens on the pagespeed addon and it's kind of frustrating.
– qwertymk
Feb 14 '11 at 2:56
What content type is the file getting served as?
– Neil
Feb 16 '11 at 20:24
@Neil heres a snapshot
– qwertymk
Feb 16 '11 at 23:44
add a comment |
Everytime I try to navigate to a JS file on Firefox I get a save-as dialog. I would like to just be able to view the source in the actual browser and not have to download and open the file in another editor.
Is there any way I can force Firefox to view the files?
EDIT here's a snapshot:
javascript firefox save-as
Everytime I try to navigate to a JS file on Firefox I get a save-as dialog. I would like to just be able to view the source in the actual browser and not have to download and open the file in another editor.
Is there any way I can force Firefox to view the files?
EDIT here's a snapshot:
javascript firefox save-as
javascript firefox save-as
edited Jun 23 '11 at 1:09
Lance Roberts
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I don't think you are asking this on the right place.
– JCOC611
Feb 14 '11 at 2:45
Odd. Firefox is perfectly capable of viewing javascript, since it's just plaintext. Is this happening on all sites, or just one in particular?
– Marc B
Feb 14 '11 at 2:52
it mostly happens on the pagespeed addon and it's kind of frustrating.
– qwertymk
Feb 14 '11 at 2:56
What content type is the file getting served as?
– Neil
Feb 16 '11 at 20:24
@Neil heres a snapshot
– qwertymk
Feb 16 '11 at 23:44
add a comment |
1
I don't think you are asking this on the right place.
– JCOC611
Feb 14 '11 at 2:45
Odd. Firefox is perfectly capable of viewing javascript, since it's just plaintext. Is this happening on all sites, or just one in particular?
– Marc B
Feb 14 '11 at 2:52
it mostly happens on the pagespeed addon and it's kind of frustrating.
– qwertymk
Feb 14 '11 at 2:56
What content type is the file getting served as?
– Neil
Feb 16 '11 at 20:24
@Neil heres a snapshot
– qwertymk
Feb 16 '11 at 23:44
1
1
I don't think you are asking this on the right place.
– JCOC611
Feb 14 '11 at 2:45
I don't think you are asking this on the right place.
– JCOC611
Feb 14 '11 at 2:45
Odd. Firefox is perfectly capable of viewing javascript, since it's just plaintext. Is this happening on all sites, or just one in particular?
– Marc B
Feb 14 '11 at 2:52
Odd. Firefox is perfectly capable of viewing javascript, since it's just plaintext. Is this happening on all sites, or just one in particular?
– Marc B
Feb 14 '11 at 2:52
it mostly happens on the pagespeed addon and it's kind of frustrating.
– qwertymk
Feb 14 '11 at 2:56
it mostly happens on the pagespeed addon and it's kind of frustrating.
– qwertymk
Feb 14 '11 at 2:56
What content type is the file getting served as?
– Neil
Feb 16 '11 at 20:24
What content type is the file getting served as?
– Neil
Feb 16 '11 at 20:24
@Neil heres a snapshot
– qwertymk
Feb 16 '11 at 23:44
@Neil heres a snapshot
– qwertymk
Feb 16 '11 at 23:44
add a comment |
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In Firefox, You can use the view-source:
psuedo protocol.
Enter into the URL address bar:
view-source:http://server/whatever/your/url/is.js
See also:
How can I convince IE to simply display application/json rather than offer to download it?
nice URL, @qwertymk you can also try to click the js link in the view source
– Eric Fortis
Feb 14 '11 at 3:07
@EricFortis @Cheeso @MarcB I'm looking for something more persistent and don't have to keep typing. When I go to the same site on chrome it displays without any problem
– qwertymk
Feb 14 '11 at 3:55
@EricFortis @Cheeso @MarcB From what I can tell it's a very common problem. Look up json saveas . I can't seem to find a solution though
– qwertymk
Feb 14 '11 at 7:08
add a comment |
I would try the excellent Open in Browser add-on, which is worth having as part of your standard Firefox install.
Have you ever been annoyed when you wanted to see a document and the download popup appears which forces you to select an external application to view it?
This extension allows you to open the document directly in browser. You can also change the MIME type of a document being viewed.
This extension is necessary due to a 9 year old bug in Firefox. When given Content-disposition: attachment
by the server, Firefox will only offer to open the resource with an external application or to save it to disk. "Open here, now, in this Firefox" should also be an option for MIME-Types it handles, but currently isn't.
I agree with the last comment, from just 8 days ago:
not allowing content types that Firefox can handle (text/plain, image/png,
etc) is to be viewed directly is a clear-out bug. Dancing through hoops like
saving the file to some random place then opening it manually is a ridiculous
workaround.
add a comment |
There are three places that Firefox looks for the MIME type of a .js
file. (There is a fourth place for some files, such as .html
files.)
The first is in a file in your profile called mimeTypes.rdf
; if you have ever clicked on a link to a .js
file with an unrecognised MIME type then when you save it Firefox will associate that MIME type with .js
files. See Mozilla bug 332690 which describes the equivalent bug for .svg
files.
The second possibility is that your registry entry HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.jsContent Type
may have been set to an incompatible value. If present it should be set to one of the values application/x-javascript
, application/javascript
or text/javascript
.
Only if these locations are not set then Firefox will use its internal default which I believe is application/x-javascript
.
add a comment |
There is a nice JSView extension that should help you: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/jsview/
add a comment |
If you view the source of a website in Firefox, you can navigate into the javascript files from there also by just clicking on the link in the src=""
property.
(This could potentially be influenced by Firebug that I have installed)
add a comment |
Using the devtools it looks like this Ctrl+Shift+K > Debugger > Sources:
add a comment |
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In Firefox, You can use the view-source:
psuedo protocol.
Enter into the URL address bar:
view-source:http://server/whatever/your/url/is.js
See also:
How can I convince IE to simply display application/json rather than offer to download it?
nice URL, @qwertymk you can also try to click the js link in the view source
– Eric Fortis
Feb 14 '11 at 3:07
@EricFortis @Cheeso @MarcB I'm looking for something more persistent and don't have to keep typing. When I go to the same site on chrome it displays without any problem
– qwertymk
Feb 14 '11 at 3:55
@EricFortis @Cheeso @MarcB From what I can tell it's a very common problem. Look up json saveas . I can't seem to find a solution though
– qwertymk
Feb 14 '11 at 7:08
add a comment |
In Firefox, You can use the view-source:
psuedo protocol.
Enter into the URL address bar:
view-source:http://server/whatever/your/url/is.js
See also:
How can I convince IE to simply display application/json rather than offer to download it?
nice URL, @qwertymk you can also try to click the js link in the view source
– Eric Fortis
Feb 14 '11 at 3:07
@EricFortis @Cheeso @MarcB I'm looking for something more persistent and don't have to keep typing. When I go to the same site on chrome it displays without any problem
– qwertymk
Feb 14 '11 at 3:55
@EricFortis @Cheeso @MarcB From what I can tell it's a very common problem. Look up json saveas . I can't seem to find a solution though
– qwertymk
Feb 14 '11 at 7:08
add a comment |
In Firefox, You can use the view-source:
psuedo protocol.
Enter into the URL address bar:
view-source:http://server/whatever/your/url/is.js
See also:
How can I convince IE to simply display application/json rather than offer to download it?
In Firefox, You can use the view-source:
psuedo protocol.
Enter into the URL address bar:
view-source:http://server/whatever/your/url/is.js
See also:
How can I convince IE to simply display application/json rather than offer to download it?
edited May 23 '17 at 12:34
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nice URL, @qwertymk you can also try to click the js link in the view source
– Eric Fortis
Feb 14 '11 at 3:07
@EricFortis @Cheeso @MarcB I'm looking for something more persistent and don't have to keep typing. When I go to the same site on chrome it displays without any problem
– qwertymk
Feb 14 '11 at 3:55
@EricFortis @Cheeso @MarcB From what I can tell it's a very common problem. Look up json saveas . I can't seem to find a solution though
– qwertymk
Feb 14 '11 at 7:08
add a comment |
nice URL, @qwertymk you can also try to click the js link in the view source
– Eric Fortis
Feb 14 '11 at 3:07
@EricFortis @Cheeso @MarcB I'm looking for something more persistent and don't have to keep typing. When I go to the same site on chrome it displays without any problem
– qwertymk
Feb 14 '11 at 3:55
@EricFortis @Cheeso @MarcB From what I can tell it's a very common problem. Look up json saveas . I can't seem to find a solution though
– qwertymk
Feb 14 '11 at 7:08
nice URL, @qwertymk you can also try to click the js link in the view source
– Eric Fortis
Feb 14 '11 at 3:07
nice URL, @qwertymk you can also try to click the js link in the view source
– Eric Fortis
Feb 14 '11 at 3:07
@EricFortis @Cheeso @MarcB I'm looking for something more persistent and don't have to keep typing. When I go to the same site on chrome it displays without any problem
– qwertymk
Feb 14 '11 at 3:55
@EricFortis @Cheeso @MarcB I'm looking for something more persistent and don't have to keep typing. When I go to the same site on chrome it displays without any problem
– qwertymk
Feb 14 '11 at 3:55
@EricFortis @Cheeso @MarcB From what I can tell it's a very common problem. Look up json saveas . I can't seem to find a solution though
– qwertymk
Feb 14 '11 at 7:08
@EricFortis @Cheeso @MarcB From what I can tell it's a very common problem. Look up json saveas . I can't seem to find a solution though
– qwertymk
Feb 14 '11 at 7:08
add a comment |
I would try the excellent Open in Browser add-on, which is worth having as part of your standard Firefox install.
Have you ever been annoyed when you wanted to see a document and the download popup appears which forces you to select an external application to view it?
This extension allows you to open the document directly in browser. You can also change the MIME type of a document being viewed.
This extension is necessary due to a 9 year old bug in Firefox. When given Content-disposition: attachment
by the server, Firefox will only offer to open the resource with an external application or to save it to disk. "Open here, now, in this Firefox" should also be an option for MIME-Types it handles, but currently isn't.
I agree with the last comment, from just 8 days ago:
not allowing content types that Firefox can handle (text/plain, image/png,
etc) is to be viewed directly is a clear-out bug. Dancing through hoops like
saving the file to some random place then opening it manually is a ridiculous
workaround.
add a comment |
I would try the excellent Open in Browser add-on, which is worth having as part of your standard Firefox install.
Have you ever been annoyed when you wanted to see a document and the download popup appears which forces you to select an external application to view it?
This extension allows you to open the document directly in browser. You can also change the MIME type of a document being viewed.
This extension is necessary due to a 9 year old bug in Firefox. When given Content-disposition: attachment
by the server, Firefox will only offer to open the resource with an external application or to save it to disk. "Open here, now, in this Firefox" should also be an option for MIME-Types it handles, but currently isn't.
I agree with the last comment, from just 8 days ago:
not allowing content types that Firefox can handle (text/plain, image/png,
etc) is to be viewed directly is a clear-out bug. Dancing through hoops like
saving the file to some random place then opening it manually is a ridiculous
workaround.
add a comment |
I would try the excellent Open in Browser add-on, which is worth having as part of your standard Firefox install.
Have you ever been annoyed when you wanted to see a document and the download popup appears which forces you to select an external application to view it?
This extension allows you to open the document directly in browser. You can also change the MIME type of a document being viewed.
This extension is necessary due to a 9 year old bug in Firefox. When given Content-disposition: attachment
by the server, Firefox will only offer to open the resource with an external application or to save it to disk. "Open here, now, in this Firefox" should also be an option for MIME-Types it handles, but currently isn't.
I agree with the last comment, from just 8 days ago:
not allowing content types that Firefox can handle (text/plain, image/png,
etc) is to be viewed directly is a clear-out bug. Dancing through hoops like
saving the file to some random place then opening it manually is a ridiculous
workaround.
I would try the excellent Open in Browser add-on, which is worth having as part of your standard Firefox install.
Have you ever been annoyed when you wanted to see a document and the download popup appears which forces you to select an external application to view it?
This extension allows you to open the document directly in browser. You can also change the MIME type of a document being viewed.
This extension is necessary due to a 9 year old bug in Firefox. When given Content-disposition: attachment
by the server, Firefox will only offer to open the resource with an external application or to save it to disk. "Open here, now, in this Firefox" should also be an option for MIME-Types it handles, but currently isn't.
I agree with the last comment, from just 8 days ago:
not allowing content types that Firefox can handle (text/plain, image/png,
etc) is to be viewed directly is a clear-out bug. Dancing through hoops like
saving the file to some random place then opening it manually is a ridiculous
workaround.
answered Feb 17 '11 at 0:34
DayDay
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6,46214586
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add a comment |
There are three places that Firefox looks for the MIME type of a .js
file. (There is a fourth place for some files, such as .html
files.)
The first is in a file in your profile called mimeTypes.rdf
; if you have ever clicked on a link to a .js
file with an unrecognised MIME type then when you save it Firefox will associate that MIME type with .js
files. See Mozilla bug 332690 which describes the equivalent bug for .svg
files.
The second possibility is that your registry entry HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.jsContent Type
may have been set to an incompatible value. If present it should be set to one of the values application/x-javascript
, application/javascript
or text/javascript
.
Only if these locations are not set then Firefox will use its internal default which I believe is application/x-javascript
.
add a comment |
There are three places that Firefox looks for the MIME type of a .js
file. (There is a fourth place for some files, such as .html
files.)
The first is in a file in your profile called mimeTypes.rdf
; if you have ever clicked on a link to a .js
file with an unrecognised MIME type then when you save it Firefox will associate that MIME type with .js
files. See Mozilla bug 332690 which describes the equivalent bug for .svg
files.
The second possibility is that your registry entry HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.jsContent Type
may have been set to an incompatible value. If present it should be set to one of the values application/x-javascript
, application/javascript
or text/javascript
.
Only if these locations are not set then Firefox will use its internal default which I believe is application/x-javascript
.
add a comment |
There are three places that Firefox looks for the MIME type of a .js
file. (There is a fourth place for some files, such as .html
files.)
The first is in a file in your profile called mimeTypes.rdf
; if you have ever clicked on a link to a .js
file with an unrecognised MIME type then when you save it Firefox will associate that MIME type with .js
files. See Mozilla bug 332690 which describes the equivalent bug for .svg
files.
The second possibility is that your registry entry HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.jsContent Type
may have been set to an incompatible value. If present it should be set to one of the values application/x-javascript
, application/javascript
or text/javascript
.
Only if these locations are not set then Firefox will use its internal default which I believe is application/x-javascript
.
There are three places that Firefox looks for the MIME type of a .js
file. (There is a fourth place for some files, such as .html
files.)
The first is in a file in your profile called mimeTypes.rdf
; if you have ever clicked on a link to a .js
file with an unrecognised MIME type then when you save it Firefox will associate that MIME type with .js
files. See Mozilla bug 332690 which describes the equivalent bug for .svg
files.
The second possibility is that your registry entry HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.jsContent Type
may have been set to an incompatible value. If present it should be set to one of the values application/x-javascript
, application/javascript
or text/javascript
.
Only if these locations are not set then Firefox will use its internal default which I believe is application/x-javascript
.
answered Feb 17 '11 at 20:24
NeilNeil
43.6k84159
43.6k84159
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There is a nice JSView extension that should help you: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/jsview/
add a comment |
There is a nice JSView extension that should help you: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/jsview/
add a comment |
There is a nice JSView extension that should help you: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/jsview/
There is a nice JSView extension that should help you: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/jsview/
answered Feb 17 '11 at 20:29
unclenortonunclenorton
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If you view the source of a website in Firefox, you can navigate into the javascript files from there also by just clicking on the link in the src=""
property.
(This could potentially be influenced by Firebug that I have installed)
add a comment |
If you view the source of a website in Firefox, you can navigate into the javascript files from there also by just clicking on the link in the src=""
property.
(This could potentially be influenced by Firebug that I have installed)
add a comment |
If you view the source of a website in Firefox, you can navigate into the javascript files from there also by just clicking on the link in the src=""
property.
(This could potentially be influenced by Firebug that I have installed)
If you view the source of a website in Firefox, you can navigate into the javascript files from there also by just clicking on the link in the src=""
property.
(This could potentially be influenced by Firebug that I have installed)
answered Feb 17 '11 at 20:46
Chris MarisicChris Marisic
21.8k18130234
21.8k18130234
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Using the devtools it looks like this Ctrl+Shift+K > Debugger > Sources:
add a comment |
Using the devtools it looks like this Ctrl+Shift+K > Debugger > Sources:
add a comment |
Using the devtools it looks like this Ctrl+Shift+K > Debugger > Sources:
Using the devtools it looks like this Ctrl+Shift+K > Debugger > Sources:
answered Nov 14 '18 at 16:43
jmunschjmunsch
8,88755063
8,88755063
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I don't think you are asking this on the right place.
– JCOC611
Feb 14 '11 at 2:45
Odd. Firefox is perfectly capable of viewing javascript, since it's just plaintext. Is this happening on all sites, or just one in particular?
– Marc B
Feb 14 '11 at 2:52
it mostly happens on the pagespeed addon and it's kind of frustrating.
– qwertymk
Feb 14 '11 at 2:56
What content type is the file getting served as?
– Neil
Feb 16 '11 at 20:24
@Neil heres a snapshot
– qwertymk
Feb 16 '11 at 23:44