[imp] preview of attached files in imp

[Michael M Slusarz]

Quoting francis picabia <fpicabia at gmail.com>:

> On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 9:10 PM, Michael M Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org> wrote:
>>
>> Quoting Petr Černík <cernik at fel.cvut.cz>:
>>
>>>> On my ubuntu system the magic file is /usr/share/file/magic.mgc,  
>>>> this is a compiled binary magic file. There is a link pointing to  
>>>> it at /usr/share/misc/magic.mgc
>>>>
>>>> I'm using the latest imp and, although my attachment requirements  
>>>> are limited to image files, I haven't had any issues. Are you  
>>>> sure you have all the required php modules installed? Just a  
>>>> thought.
>>>
>>>
>>> Doh ... shame.  U are rights. I mistyped character in name of  
>>> magic.mgc. Thank you.
>>
>>
>> I've made clearer in the configuration file that you *really*  
>> shouldn't need to set this configuration value.
>>
>
> I'm not clear what is supposed to happen with default
> settings and use of attachment link in Compose window.
>
> My users have begun to report this error happens with word
> docs. Images or a txt attachment are fine and view inline
> in a new window.
>
> I'm running horde 5.1.5 and imp 6.1.5
>
> I'm OK with any behavior other than an error.  If it did a download
> like the Drafts folder view, that works too.  The error is specific
> to using the link in the Compose.
>
> I've tried including or not including the magic.mgc configuration,
> with web server
> restart.  No difference.  The test script earlier in this thread
> does work for a .doc file when run from php on Linux shell.
>
> $ php /tmp/test.php
>
> application/msword
>
> Clicking on the word doc link in a compose window, for Windows client,
> Linux client, IE or Chrome,
>
> I get this error:
>
> A fatal error has occurred
>
> Could not display attachment data.
>
> 1. IMP_Compose_View->composeAttachPreview()  
> /usr/local/www/horde/imp/view.php:44
>
> Details
>
> The full error message is logged in Horde's log file, and is shown
> below only to administrators. Non-administrative users will not see
> error details.
>
> IMP_Exception Object
> (
>     [details] =>
>     [logged] => 1
>     [_logLevel:protected] => 0
>     [message:protected] => Could not display attachment data.
>     [string:Exception:private] =>
>     [code:protected] => 0
>     [file:protected] => /usr/local/www/horde/imp/lib/Compose/View.php
>     [line:protected] => 54
>     [trace:Exception:private] => Array
>         (
>             [0] => Array
>                 (
>                     [file] => /usr/local/www/horde/imp/view.php
>                     [line] => 44
>                     [function] => composeAttachPreview
>                     [class] => IMP_Compose_View
>                     [type] => ->
>                     [args] => Array
>                         (
>                             [0] => 1
>                             [1] => 1
>                             [2] =>
>                         )
>
>                 )
>
>         )
>
>     [previous:Exception:private] =>
> )
>
> I'm using mime_drivers.php as shipped, no mime_drivers.local.php
> nor mime_drivers.d/
>
> I don't intend to set up abiword or whatever in mime drivers.
>
> I'd think if the user has an application, it should launch the helper app
> as it does on any regular web site.

That's not the way it works.  Compose previews are only available for  
data that can be rendered on the server side.

michael

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Michael Slusarz [slusarz at horde.org]