Yes, removing items from the downloads bar removed them from the download history as well... that's what I expected, and liked about the feature.
I read some posts by some devs regarding removing the feature, and it seemed that they felt that it was a redundant feature. I don't feel that way, but they're the devs. :) On Oct 25, 10:00 pm, PhistucK <[email protected]> wrote: > It was removing it from your download history, not only from the download > bar. This got people confused and they did not find the removing only from > the bar option useful enough, I guess, or maybe the histograms and > statistics showed that almost no one ever used them. > > ☆PhistucK > > > > On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 02:34, Fx <[email protected]> wrote: > > > What's interesting is that the ability to remove items directly from > > the downloads bar did exist at one time, but it was removed several > > builds back. I too would like the feature restored. > > > Better yet, I'd like to see the download bar look and act more like > > the Firefox extension Download Statusbar, but perhaps someone will > > have to write it as an extension? > > > On Oct 24, 10:34 pm, PhistucK <[email protected]> wrote: > > > File a feature request, then. > > > new.crbug.com > > > > ☆PhistucK > > > > On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 01:31, 4Jonah <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I have to disagree. I also would really like this feature, and if you > > > > Google it, you will see that quite a few people have requested this, > > > > especially in the non developer chrome boards. > > > > > It is annoying to me as well that I cannot clear individual downloaded > > > > items, and frankly, there is no reason Chrome SHOULDNT have that. > > > > > I mean, why is it not useful? For example, the site Stereogum offers > > > > tons of free mp3 downloads (legally). As a fan of the site, if I > > > > download multiple files, I want to be able to clear completed ones > > > > while others are still downloading. > > > > > I vote for this feature too > > > > > On Oct 24, 6:07 am, PhistucK <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > This is not a very useful feature, most of the people do not need > > that, > > > > or > > > > > do not care about that. > > > > > > But, in general, you can press Control+Shift+Delete, tick the "Clear > > > > > download history" box and click on "Clear browsing data". > > > > > That way, it will not open a whole new page only for clearing it. > > > > > Your preference will be saved, so you only have to click on the > > button > > > > the > > > > > next time. > > > > > > And if you do not care about any history or cookies, saved password > > and > > > > just > > > > > want privacy, just go Incognito (Control+Shift+N), no > > > > > histories\cookies\passwords\form fields\cache are saved in this mode. > > > > > > ☆PhistucK > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 07:46, FrostyC <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > I apologize if this is the wrong place for this. If it is the > > > > > > incorrect place for such a request, please redirect me to the > > correct > > > > > > place to post it if you can. > > > > > > > The one thing that REALLY annoys my about Chromium is the inability > > to > > > > > > clear completed downloads directly from the download bar. > > > > > > > I can hit the X and close the bar, but I have to open the downloads > > > > > > page in order to actually CLEAR the downloads. I understand some > > might > > > > > > not want the "clear downloads" button/link there because they like > > to > > > > > > search through their previous downloads and wouldn't like > > accidentally > > > > > > hitting this button. So perhaps an option to enable/disable the > > > > > > feature in the "Under the hood" tab of the options under the > > Downloads > > > > > > category would help with that. > > > > > > > By the way, I'm running Chromium 4.0.223.6 (Ubuntu build 29510) on > > > > > > Linux Mint. > > > > > > > Thanks for reading --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Chromium Discussion mailing list: [email protected] View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-discuss -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
