Re: Can epiphany give a handler list when downloading files

[Hongzheng Wang <wanghz gmail com>]

Thank you for your reply.

In my opinion, for a file of specific type, opening it with the
default handler would not be enough, since different handlers have
different significant characters.  Even in nautilus, the example
provided by you, users can open a file with default application but
also with another one in the `open with' list.  If only the default
one is enougth, why the `open with' items exist?

Moreover, giving a list for selection would not confuse users, because
it is a default configuration for many Gnome applications, for
example, evolution and so on.  In evolution, users can decide how to
deal with an attachment, instead of only default handler.

In fact, even in mozilla/firefox, the users have the ability to select
handler.  But just because it does not integrate in desktop
environment, a user have to select another application by browsing the
file system manually.  It's too confused in fact.

As far as epiphany is concerned, I hope users can also have such a
favor to select another handler, just like the older version and other
Gnome applications.

By the way, a feasible method is:
epiphany would handle a downloading file by default application by
default; it would give a list for selection if the option
`automatically download and open files' is disable.


On 5/7/05, Raphaël Slinckx <raphael slinckx net> wrote:
> On sam, 2005-05-07 at 00:26 +0800, Hongzheng Wang wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> [...]
> >
> > Well, I wonder if I can configure the new version epiphany to give a
> > list for selection other than the current behaviour?
> >
> 
> Not at the moment I think.
> 
> However I would like to know why you want to choose the handler, instead
> of the default one (the same as nautilus).
> 
> I find that giving a list of choice is often confusing to novice users.
> Just because there is a list they will feel obligated to see why there
> is a list, and often they don't really need to have any other app han
> the default or the one they choosed...
> 
> Raf
> 
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