Feb 10, '04 10:07:00AM • Contributed by: FunkDaddy
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Use option-return to download files in Safari 1.2
Feb 10, '04 10:07:00AM • Contributed by: FunkDaddy
This was something I was missing from IE. If you put a file URL in the location bar and hit option-return, it will download the file to your specified Downloads folder. No fuss, no muss.
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Use option-return to download files in Safari 1.2
And, oh my gawd, you can finally drag pictures to the desktop or elsewhere without Safari downloading it AGAIN.
Use option-return to download files in Safari 1.2
GRRRRRR...
right-click still there.
It is still there, as far as I see.
right-click still there.
Not in the location bar, though.
Use option-return to download files in Safari 1.2
Yeah, it's shortsighted of Apple not to announce UI changes, however obvious or subtle they might be.
Not exactly the same
In 1.1, you could download something to your Download folder via the contextual menu item, without having a Save dialog pop up. This is changed in 1.2---a save dialog always comes up.
Not exactly the same
I used to gripe that when I wanted to save a file ONLY ONCE via the Contextual Menu's (CM's) "Download Linked File" option to a location other than the default download folder, that I'd have to make TWO trips to the General Pref's to set and reset the Download folder.
The new way is very kludgey feeling (maybe cuz I'm getting used to it), but the direct download to the Downloads folder has been moved from just a Right Click, to an Option+Right Click. (You can press option before or after you Right Click, btw....doesn't matter.) It'll change between Download Linked File As.. and Download Linked File depending on whether you have the Option key pressed at the time you actually select the contextual menu item. I guess Apple is implying that if you just want to download a given link straight away, you need to Option+Click the link. If you want to set a special target directory for the download, you go to the CM with a Right Click. |
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