[tor-bugs] #20105 [Applications/Tor Launcher]: Selecting Open With TorBrowser on a Mac Opens the File in Default Browser Instead

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#20105: Selecting Open With TorBrowser on a Mac Opens the File in Default Browser
Instead
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 Reporter:  hdub                       |          Owner:  brade
     Type:  defect                     |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                     |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Launcher  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                     |     Resolution:
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Comment (by teor):

 Replying to [comment:4 cypherpunks]:
 > Replying to [comment:2 teor]:
 > > This is a Tor Browser bug, and a Tor Launcher bug.
 > >
 > > And the exact behaviour also depends on:
 > > * if Firefox is installed or not,
 > >   * if installed, which of Tor Browser or Firefox is registered under
 the Firefox 'Bundle creator OS Type code' MOZB (#17670),
 > > * if Tor Browser is already open or not (that is, whether Tor Launcher
 or Tor Browser handles the open document request), and
 > > * if Tor Browser or Firefox or some other browser is the default
 system browser.
 > >
 > > We can focus on the Tor Launcher bug in this ticket: Tor Launcher
 should handle the Open Document request, and pass it on to Tor Browser
 once it finishes launching. If it doesn't handle the Open, macOS will try
 to open it in the default browser instead.
 >
 > This issue is not just with Firefox as the default browser. Try it with
 Chrome as the default browser; it will open a Tor Browser instance if
 there isn't already one running, but the file is opened in Chrome.

 Yes, as I said, this issue happens when the default browser is some other
 browser than Firefox or Tor Browser.

 But the exact behaviour depends on whether Firefox is installed, because
 macOS confuses Firefox with Tor Browser in some circumstances.

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