I chose to use the workaround, because it made FF work the way it did, before, at the least the way I use it.I am on the help desk for a software company, and many support request come in with .txt .pdf .png and .img attached. I don't really care to...
1) In Settings -> General, turn on "Always ask you where to save files"..2) Go to about:config and change browser.download.improvements_to_download_pane is set to False.You can still change the Actions to Always Ask or Open in the list of file types.
In Preferences -> General, I have "Always ask you where to save files" turned on.the browser.download.improvements_to_download_pane is set to FalseYou can still change the action in the list of file types or just change the setting to always download...