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Bug 129161 - Inconsitent behaviour when clicking a link
Inconsitent behaviour when clicking a link
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: epiphany
Classification: Core
Component: Downloads
unspecified
Other Linux
: High normal
: 1.2
Assigned To: Marco Pesenti Gritti
Marco Pesenti Gritti
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2003-12-12 00:45 UTC by Mikael Hallendal
Modified: 2004-12-22 21:47 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.5/2.6


Description Mikael Hallendal 2003-12-12 00:45:18 UTC 
When clicking a link a user would expect it to Open the link, currently it
opens and if it can't it fallbacks to Save.

As I see it there are three different scenarious when clicking a link.

1) It goes to another webpage, handled by Epiphany.
2) Goes to a file that can be handled by an installed application, it's 
   opened in that application.
3) It's not handled by any of the two above and currently saved. I think what 
   should be done is to popup a dialog asking the user what to do:
   [Cancel] [Save] [Save As]

Not sure about "Save As" but that comes from another problem with the
current system :)
Comment 1 Mikael Hallendal 2004-02-06 00:05:30 UTC 
Closing because downloading and link clicking in Epiphany now KICKS ASS!
Thanks to everyone who was involved in the quick turn-around and fix
on this one. 

You guys truly ROCK!