[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 116536] New: [GTK] MiniBrowser hangs when opening 'file:///' urls of content other than HTML

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=116536

           Summary: [GTK] MiniBrowser hangs when opening 'file:///' urls
                    of content other than HTML
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 528+ (Nightly build)
          Platform: Unspecified
        OS/Version: Unspecified
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: WebKit2
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: elima at igalia.com


Opening local content of (at least) types txt, css and json makes MiniBrowser hang.

1) $ touch /tmp/foo.txt
2) $ WebKitBuild/Release/Programs/MiniBrowser file:///tmp/foo.txt

The expected result would (ideally) be showing the contents as raw txt file. Unsupported MIME-types can be checked with `webkit_web_view_can_show_mime_type()` <http://webkitgtk.org/reference/webkit2gtk/stable/WebKitWebView.html#webkit-web-view-can-show-mime-type>.

A quicker solution would be to avoid the hang and show a simple error message praying "unsupported MIME-type" or something alike. I can work on this approach initially, and then file a new bug to provide a default handler for unsupported types, which should require more work.

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