[webkit-dev] question about download vs. display for text/* MIME types

[allstars.chh]

hi
i found this problem on Android2.0 Browser
first i discovered a JAD cannot be downloaded by the Browser but loaded and
displayed as a webpage

then i checked the webkit port on android

in the FrameLoaderClient of Android
http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/external/webkit.git;a=blob;f=WebKit/android/WebCoreSupport/FrameLoaderClientAndroid.cpp;h=c567c665f3fae0061e4906e73dd6ebd0a3cb5234;hb=HEAD#l694

they use DOMImplementation::isTextMIMEType to determine if this resource is
of DOM
after that i think the JAD has been loaded as a Resource and displayed as a
web page

so i think the problem comes from the DOMimplenetation interface

thanks


On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 5:02 AM, Darin Adler <darin at apple.com> wrote:

> On May 27, 2010, at 12:49 AM, allstars.chh wrote:
>
> such as  JAD of the midlet
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAD_(file_format)
> mime type:text/vnd.sun.j2me.app-descriptor
>
> but in this case , the JAD will be threated as a DOM and loaded by webkit
> instead of triggering download procedure
>
>
> The answer to the question of whether this is a bug or a feature is to find
> out what other web browsers do with files of this MIME type and also to
> check whether there are any standards that have anything to say about
> correct behavior.
>
> The code is just a means to an end. Tthe first step is to find out what
> behavior we want. Then we can discuss how to change the software.
>
>     -- Darin
>
>
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