OK, I probably should have been more specific; sorry about that. Basically, what the deal is with audio files is that if you select a link from a web site which links directly to an audio file, rather than the file actually downloading, it will simply download it to your temporary internet cache, then will open it its own Safari window, and will start playing the file. If you then look in your donwloads window in the Finder, you'll see that the file isn't there. This is because all that happened was the audio file was cached, but not literally downloaded. Well, ok, fine techies as myself. Don't be such a smart alak. It does download, there, you happy now? But, it only downloads in the since of downloading then caching the file to buffer/play in it's own window. So by navigating to the link, then hitting option+return, you're basically by doing so, forcing Safari to literally download the audio file, and to throw it in your downloads folder rather than trying to just c ache the file, open, then play it.
Does that make sense? Chris Gilland Founder of CLG Productions http://www.clgproductions.com Phone: 803-760-7136 Toll-free: 1-888-405-3185 Mon-Fri 8A.M-5P.M Eastern Standard Time except weekends and holidays E-mail: [email protected] On Feb 26, 2013, at 5:48 AM, Karen Burgess <[email protected]> wrote: > do audio files behave differently when they are downloaded to? i've > downloaded an audiobook which is zipped, whenever i try to open it i can't, > iTunes plays it instead but it won't let me do anything else, so frustrating. > > kaz > On 26 Feb 2013, at 08:57, "Christopher-Mark Gilland" > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> OK, this is gonna sound really stupid, but I have my reasons for asking. >> >> Are you downloading an audio file, like an mp3 or wave file etc? Downloads >> work slightly different if so with audio files. In taht case, instead of >> pressing return, or vo+space... either/or, doesn't matter, your preference, >> on the actual download link that normally gets the download going, try >> hitting option+return, then look and see if the download is going. >> >> Chris Gilland. >> Founder of CLG Productions >> http://www.clgproductions.com >> E-mail: [email protected] >> Phone: 803-760-7136 >> Toll-Free: 1-888-405-3185 >> Mon-Fri 8A.M-5P.M Eastern Standard Time except weekends and holidays. >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian McNamara" <[email protected]> >> To: "Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 6:27 >> Subject: Re: download window in safari. >> >> >>> Hi, just set something downloading and did command option l, it says show >>> downloads but for some reason it's not letting me in to the downloads >>> window itself. 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