• Forcing something to download in a browser?
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Say I have a link (outside the browser, I can only copy+paste it in the adressbar, no clicking), say a .pdf, and I want it downloaded when I copy the link in the adress bar, instead of it being open in the browser. I just gave .pdf as an example, it could be any filetype really.
depends on the browser, but in Firefox there are numerous addons you can use to auto-download any file format you specify.
Oh yeah I'm using firefox, almost forgot. [editline]01:21AM[/editline] [QUOTE=Zaitzev;16823423]depends on the browser, but in Firefox there are numerous addons you can use to auto-download any file format you specify.[/QUOTE] I was hoping there would be a built in function.
Open Options, go to the Applications tab, there is a list of what files it will open, download or whatever. You should be able to specify this on a per-download basis, ie. ticking "Always save file" option when downloading. Edit: Read [url]http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Options+window+-+Applications+panel?style_mode=inproduct[/url] for in depth info on the above.
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