- From: Boris Zbarsky <bzbarsky@MIT.EDU>
- Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:52:06 -0400
On 7/30/10 10:27 PM, Roger H?gensen wrote: >> On 7/30/10 9:57 PM, Roger H?gensen wrote: >>> <a href="stuff.zip" download>This defaults to application/octet-stream >>> and clicking the link will behave as if the user selected Save As from >>> UI context menu!</a> .... > When I say the "Save As" UI I mean the one you get currently, which > varies, some browsers only provide a Save As and Cancel, while others > provide Save As with Open and Cancel. I can't name a single browser that provides an "Open" option if you select "Save As" from the context menu. Can you? > So based on your remarks, maybe the spec could state that if a browser > believe it can handle the file type then it should present a Open + Save > As UI, > but if it can not handle the filetype (aka handling un-configured or the > user set the browser's settings this way) then it should just present > Save As without Open. So you mean the browser should act as if content-disposition:attachment were specified? Why not just say that? -Boris
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