- From: Tab Atkins Jr. <jackalmage@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 09:49:09 -0700
On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 9:21 AM, Michael Kozakewich <mkozakewich at icosidodecahedron.com> wrote: >>> Dennis wrote: >> >> Yes, but that wouldn't help since I want to force downloads regardless >> of the browser settings. Maybe it would do if the type was set to >> application/octet-stream, since those, by default, always get downloaded. > > People don't often like it when they're forced to do something. If they want > to download it, they can select "Save Link As..." from their browser. If > they actually want to view it full-screen, they don't want to be forced to > download it. > > I see where you're coming from, but we try not to force users to do things. > For the same reason, @target was removed from links. @target was not removed from links. HTML4 Strict removed it, but HTML5 rightly added it back because it has useful functionality. ~TJ
Received on Monday, 2 August 2010 09:49:09 UTC