If you download a file of unknown file type (currently all files) you're presented with the "Unknown File Type" dialog. If you press "Save File..." you get the "Save File" dialog. If you press Cancel in this dialog the "Unknown File Type" should go away. Build 2000052420 on Win2k

I'm not sure if I agree with this. Standard Win32 behavior is that cancel closes that dialog only, and doesn't affect other dialogs. If we're going to do what you suggest, I suggest we hide the "Unknown File Type" dialog first, then show the native save dialog (so pressing cancel doesn't seem to close two windows at once)...still, I'm not a big fan of this idea either, since someone might want to, say, click "More Info..." while the native save dialog is open (and they couldn't do so if the "Unknown File Type" was hidden) How does 4.x handle this?

Results for NN 4.7 on Win32, clicking on file.xyzzy: Unknown file type dialog for type chemical/x-pdb; click on Save As; Save As dialog replaces Unknown file type dialog; after cancelling it, the Unknown file type dialog does not return. Results for Mozilla 2000-05-26-08 on Win32, clicking on file.xyzzy: Unknown file type dialog for type chemical/x-pdb; click on Save As; Save As dialog appears non-modally over Unknown file type dialog; the Unknown file type dialog remains operable; after cancelling the Save As dialog, the Unknown file type dialog remains. This is one of those areas where it isn't possible to please everyone. The essential question is whether to allow for the user to change his or her mind about what to do after clicking on the [Save As] button. The 4xp answer is no, on Win32 at least. Matthew, how does this work on 4.x on a Mac? Hint for reproducing: the file extension must be recognized as corresponding to a registered MIME type that Mozilla knows about but can't handle.

Results on Mac are the same as Sean describes for Windows -- closing the `what do you want to do' dialog before the save dialog opens. And I think this is the right thing to do. Customer: Gidday. Bartender: Hi there ... would you like a beer, a vodka, a G&T, an orange juice, or nothing at all? Customer: Uh ... give me an orange juice, I guess. Bartender: Ok, orange juice coming right up ... so, where on disk would you like to save that orange juice? Customer: Hmmm ... actually, I'm not thirsty right now. Forget it. Bartender: Right ... So would you like a beer, a vodka, a glass of wine, an orange juice, or nothing at all? Customer: Now you're just being stupid. [exits, stage right]

bill was working on related things, over to him.

marking all platform as per mpt's comment (v. amusing dialog there, too ;).

Note that 40098 was resolved WONTFIX. The dialog in question is going away per bug 28584. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 40098 ***

VERIFIED.