I seemed to remember seeing this feature in Chrome on Windows, and it was features like those that got me to start using the browser in the first place.
Was the feature ever available in any Linux builds? If so I would like to know what version, because I will use that build. If it was removed before the Linux version was available, that seems kind of... Not smart. The average Linux user is not the average Windows user, and I believe your average Linux user would prefer features like these in place. Removing a feature because SOME people don't know where they downloaded files seems like a very bad idea. I mean, is the intent of Chrome/Chromium to market it's browser to a select few or make a browser that a large majority of computer users would use? If it is the former, please let me know now so I can stop using it. I mean, right here in this discussion, there are 3 people who say they DO want the feature. As I said in my first post, an option to enable or disable the feature & having it not enabled by default, would help those "confused" users, while still maintaining the ability to use the feature. Sorry if I come off like a ranting jackass, but this is really the ONE feature I really would love to see in Chrome/Chromium, because the download bar just feels very cumbersome to me. Also, please forgive my ignorance, but how exactly does one go about filing a feature request at new.crbug.com? All I see is templates for filing bug reports, defects, translation issues & ChromeFrame issues... Thanks again for reading. > On Oct 28, 2:21 am, Fx <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
