Yes, I'm aware the OP said "Save", but I'm sure they meant "Save as...".
Whether or not they did, however, "Save page as..." should have a keyboard shortcut. Why can't that shortcut be Ctrl + S, since it'll trigger the exact same response that a user would expect? i.e. opening a file dialog where they can choose the location where they want to save their files? (Incidentally, this is *exactly* what FF3 does) Or if they want it to be a different shortcut, sure, but at the very least, the Save page (or file, or image) function should be available via the keyboard, since it is used very frequently. I understand your point about all files already existing in the cache, and how 'Save' is technically an incorrect term. Without debating that, I'm pointing out that the functionality in question (a keyboard shortcut to save the page/image/other file) to the hard disk is lacking. WT On Sep 7, 6:10 pm, Bob Oliver Bigellow XLII <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The OP specifically said "Save As" which is an option available in > Chrome. Just "Save" isn't an option available in Chrome, as it > shouldn't be. > > In computer programs, "Save" means to save the file in the current > file path with the current file name. If a file path or file name has > not yet been set, the user is prompted. "Save As," however, will > always prompt for a file path or file name, even if one has already > been set. > > In a web browser, every bit of content that gets pulled down to the > browser already exists... it exists in both a read-only path (on the > web server) and in a potentially read/write file (in the cache)... > however, the browser is designed for viewing, not editing. So, if you > can not make changes to the HTML using the browser, there is no point > in a "Save" choice. That would imply that you are either trying to > save your changes to the web server (not really possible)... or to the > temporary cache (where the file now physically exists at that point.) > > Therefore, the only logical option for a web browser to have is "Save > As" (which implies that you want to save another copy of the file that > is in the computer's cache, but you want to save it to a more > permanent and easily accessible location for later retrieval)... which > is the option Chrome has. > > When other browsers implemented such functionality, it was usually a > crutch which broke the standards in order to get people to make the > transition from applications to websites. However, Chrome is not > meant to be merely a "web browser"... it is meant to provide an > interface (with as little chrome as possible, and with as few features > as possible) to web applications. > > In fact, I'm willing to bet that with time, more buttons and options > will be REMOVED from Chrome than necessarily ADDED to Chrome. The > goal was to get away from browser bloat... and put the attention, once > again, on the features of the web applications being used. > > On Sep 7, 3:09 am, Wild Thing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The OP is talking about "Save". Ctrl + S in chrome does nothing. > > > On Sep 7, 9:37 am, Bob Oliver Bigellow XLII <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > CTRL-S is the standard for just Save, not for Save As... If Chrome > > > implemented CTRL-S for Save As, it would go against standards. > > > > On Sep 6, 10:09 pm, Bryon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Why isn't the standard Ctrl+S shortcut for Save As.. implemented in > > > > chromium? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Chromium-discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
