[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 25542] New: Allow user or plugin specification of load order of plug-ins

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25542

           Summary: Allow user or plugin specification of load order of
                    plug-ins
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 528+ (Nightly build)
          Platform: Macintosh
        OS/Version: Mac OS X 10.5
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: Enhancement
          Priority: P2
         Component: Plug-ins
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: simX_other at mac.com
                CC: mrowe at apple.com


Summary: When there are two plug-ins that register for the same mime type,
WebKit should ideally allow the user (or, optionally, the plug-ins) to choose
which plug-in gets to load that mime type.


Steps to Reproduce:

1.  Install two plug-ins that register for the same mime type.  (For example,
Flash and ClickToFlash.)

2.  Note that when loading content of that mime type, there is no way to
specify which plug-in gets to load it.  WebKit chooses for you automatically.


Expected Results:  I expect WebKit to allow the user to specify which plug-in
gets to load which mime type if more than one plug-in registers for the same
mime type.  (Optionally, plug-ins could potentially register themselves as
being "important", causing them to be chosen preferentially by WebKit when it
decides which of a number of plug-ins to load a given mime type.)


Actual Results: There is no way to specify load order of plug-ins for a given
mime type.


Regression: WebKit has never allowed user- or plugin-specified load order of
plugins.


Notes: This bug is related to bug 25541:
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25541


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