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In Safari 5.1.1 , Show Downloads is back Web Browsers
Oct 21, '11 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: sig eigei
Not really a hint as much as an observation, but 'Show Downloads' is back in Safari.

In the most recent Safari update, 5.1.1, the Show Downloads menu item is back with its original shortcut, Command+Option+L. The only strange behavior is that it will be unavailable if your download history is empty (and of course that it is stuck to the Safari window). Otherwise it works like in Snow Leopard.

Thanks unnamed Apple hero!

[crarko adds: I guess I didn't notice it was missing, but it's good to have it back. Now Apple heroes, let's please have that modest iCloud support for Snow Leopard. :) ]
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In Safari 5.1.1 , Show Downloads is back
Authored by: fitzage on Oct 21, '11 08:43:52AM

It still doesn't automatically get focus, though.



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In Safari 5.1.1 , Show Downloads is back
Authored by: ars on Oct 21, '11 09:58:08AM

This hint must be for people who don't like using their mouse. Otherwise clicking the download button on the far right of the tool bar does the same thing.



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In Safari 5.1.1 , Show Downloads is back
Authored by: HappyPig on Oct 21, '11 10:14:54AM

Nope, not that.

it's for people like me who want to download Youtube and Vimeo videos, because the best the world can offer us for internet connections are pokey DSL. So instead of waiting for your video to buffer, you can download what you want and watch it later. The way to do that is to find the download link in your activity window, copy it, and paste it into your downloads window. Having that window gone has made it a pain to do so. Option-double click is a workaround, but why take a step backwards?



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In Safari 5.1.1 , Show Downloads is back
Authored by: carlbutler on Oct 22, '11 05:00:09AM

I do not see any download button in my tool bar and see no option to place one there. Please tell me more.. Thank you



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In Safari 5.1.1 , Show Downloads is back
Authored by: sig eigei on Oct 22, '11 11:28:39AM

yes... I avoid the mouse whenever I can.



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In Safari 5.1.1 , Show Downloads is back
Authored by: freakindesign on Oct 22, '11 02:10:49AM

They really need to allow pasting URLs in there again. That was a seriously handy feature, why would they remove that?



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In Safari 5.1.1 , Show Downloads is back
Authored by: regulus on Oct 22, '11 02:19:59AM

You had me excited for a moment. I thought this menu item might actually show the downloads in a separate window... but alas it only shows that useless popup window. I hate that thing!

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In Safari 5.1.1 , Show Downloads is back
Authored by: carlbutler on Oct 22, '11 04:56:41AM

Hmm.. Since I upgraded to Safari 5.1.1 my download process has been broken.. Meaning that when I click on a file to download, it opens a new window. The only way I have found to download a file now is to open the download window and drag the url to it. Same-oh with Leech..



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In Safari 5.1.1 , Show Downloads is back
Authored by: mrwarmth on Oct 22, '11 11:14:23AM

Nice to see a hotkey back but as the user above me posted, it only reveals the toolbar button, no separate window which can be handled with the keyboard alone. Maybe the next update.



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In Safari 5.1.1 , Show Downloads is back
Authored by: Auricchio on Oct 23, '11 10:39:33AM
Shouldn't this hint be for Lion? This isn't the behavior of Safari 5.1.1 in Snow Leopard.
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Edited on Oct 23, '11 10:40:18AM by Auricchio


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In Safari 5.1.1 , Show Downloads is back
Authored by: m3kw on Oct 23, '11 12:55:56PM

I have Safari 5.1.1 and pressing CMD-option+L does not pop up this download thing. It is always greyed out for some reason, even though my downloads is non-empty.



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In Safari 5.1.1 , Show Downloads is back
Authored by: marook on Oct 24, '11 03:10:24AM

And it's now possible to Drag a link into the pop-up window!!! YES!
And it's also possible to Paste link now! Then we just need to be able to detach it to a window.. two steps back, one step forward..

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