[Bugs] #4874 Browse UNSP: Browse cannot open pdf files over https (was: Certain file types should be downloaded instead of opened)

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#4874: Browse cannot open pdf files over https
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  Reporter:  plarke                     |            Owner:
      Type:  defect                     |           Status:  new
  Priority:  Unspecified by Maintainer  |        Milestone:  Unspecified
 Component:  Browse                     |          Version:  Unspecified
  Severity:  Unspecified                |       Resolution:
  Keywords:                             |  Distribution/OS:  Unspecified
Bug Status:  Unconfirmed                |
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Description changed by plarke:
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Old description:

> There are certain file types, like pdfs, that Browse can't handle.
> Clicking on a link to one of these freezes Browse, so to view one, you
> have to right click on the link, and press 'Download Linked File.'
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> Instead, Browse should by default ask to download the file when it see
> that it is unsupported.

New description:

 Over http everything seems to work fine. Over https, a new tab is opened
 completely grey, and all Browse buttons become unresponsive. I am using
 Sugar 1.06, Browse 157.2, arch linux, and an intel i5 cpu.

 (over ftp, I get a message saying this web page could not be loaded, but
 that might be for another bug report.)

 Example files that cause a freeze:
 https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf
 https://www.adobe.com/enterprise/accessibility/pdfs/acro6_pg_ue.pdf

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Ticket URL: <http://bugs.sugarlabs.org/ticket/4874#comment:3>
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