On 1/22/03 1:56 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Tuesday, January 21, 2003, at 06:39 PM, Gerald E. Uhlan wrote: > >> One other feature I like: if I'm viewing a page full of photo >> links that are coded as attachments (such as to Yahoo! messages), >> instead of >> simply showing me a new window with the photo in it, > > I understand, but IE isn't simply "showing (you) a new window"- the > picture has been downloaded into an IE cache file- it's still > retrievable and it still takes up disk space. You don't think it's > there, but it is. Typical of Microsoft heavy- handed paternalism. I am well aware of the cache, from the old days of the first IE. Back then, it caused problems, and you had to constantly empty it. Not a problem any more. Apparently Safari has one - one menu item is "Empty Cache". Safari needs to use it. Perhaps even give you the option as to whether you want to use a cache or not. > > >> Safari automatically >> downloads it to my desktop, > > You can choose where to d/l files from the 'net. It doesn't have to be > the desktop. I create new folders and/or use selected ones on for > various purposes and choose them as appropriate. Again, the point is it should go into the cache file. I shouldn't have to designate/create a folder for stuff I don't want anyway, and then have to manually delete it. > > >> and then shows it to me with Preview, > > This option can be enabled or disabled in Safari prefs. It should simply use the QuickTime plug-in from within Safari for these types of files (jpeg, mp3, etc.) > > > >> whether I >> wanted to save a copy of it or not. > > Like I said; IE was saving it for you only you didn't know it was > there. Could lead to trouble, Hasn't been a problem for years. >> There seems to >> be no preference to stop this. In IE, it simply shows a photo to me. > > As you repeat it, so shall I. IE *does* save those images to the disk. > They *can* be retrieved. You missed the point. I never said it didn't save images to the HD. It just doesn't handle them properly. It should be showing photos, movies, etc., right from within Safari, not opening a separate program for these common types of files. Then give me the option to save it in a separate file from the cache if I want to keep it, not have to go digging around in a folder full of hundreds of files just to find one or two. > >> >> When Safari incorporates these features, I'll love it! >> > > > What, the feature of leading the user into believing that the files > aren't really on your HD? Well, maybe Safari isn't for you, then. IE doesn't leave me a mess of files to have to clean up manually. I haven't had to manually empty a cache file in many years. I know that IE and every other browser downloads all these files to the HD, but I don't have to go back and do anything with them afterwards. And the cache file has a preset limit on how much HD space it uses, so that's not an issue, either. A whopping 10 MB - almost nothing on a 40 gig drive. No big deal. Gerry -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
