Last time I was using Epiphany, I remember that the downloads system was a weakness. I don't even think it was possible to open the download list manually (e.g. to open a previously downloaded file), and there was no obvious notification that a download had completed, the download status window just disappeared when all downloads were complete.
When you say "auto-open", what exactly does that mean? Opening a new window that only blinks in the window list (e.g. with focus stealing prevention) might be acceptable. Lately I find myself opening the downloads folder manually after a download has completed, if only to move it somewhere more permanent (a feature to move downloads to a more specific folder depending on certain rules would be very handy). At the same time, I bet there's people here who would dislike it auto opening. Would it be reasonable as a preference, or is there a better way? Would it be better to provide the user with notification and make it easier to access the downloads folder manually? What if the user already has the downloads window open? It is possible to make it blink rather than opening a new window? I'm guessing you've already gone thru this reasoning and are looking for some support to try it. Why not do it in the development branch to see how people like it? I'm beginning to see why some browsers just store downloads on the desktop. :-) Does Epiphany already have some kind of notification system that so the user can tell when a download is complete? Firefox has a toaster pop-up with a link to the downloads window. I expect most people have already seen this. Is there interest in having Epiphany generate a DBUS event and writing something that listens for it? I would very much like to see it under the Places menu. I would go full steam ahead with that. _______________________________________________ epiphany-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/epiphany-list
