Re : Re: Downloader design proposal

[Marco Pesenti Gritti <mpgritti oltrelinux com>]

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2004 Jan 17 - 06:10
Adam Hooper <adamh densi com>
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>I love this suggestion, I think it's the best compromise there is. One
>tiny suggestion:
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>Marco Pesenti Gritti wrote:
>| - Confirmation dialog:
>|
>| (Sucky text, it should prolly be something like 1.0 text)
>|
>| It's not possible to open the link directly in the browser. The file
>| will be downloaded.
>|
>| Save As - Cancel - Open (prolly Download when there is no handler).
>|
>| It should be showed when automatic download is off or when the download
>| has been started automatically.
>|
>| - Security Dialog
>|
>| [Text to write.]
>|
>| Cancel - Download
>|
>| It should be showed when the mime type is unsafe.
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>I'd personally rather have one dialog than two -- especially since I,
>the power user, will probably be downloading quite a few "unsafe" mime
>types (what *is* unsafe, anyway? Executables?).

Yeah when there is an unsafe file only the Security dialog should be showed. It should have a Save As alternate action too, good point.

>I don't know how HIG-ish it is, but I think it would be better if the
>Confirmation dialog had some bold warning text (and maybe if it were a
>warning dialog, complete with image) and 'Cancel' as default when
>opening an unsafe mime type.

Yeah, sounds higgy ;)

Marco