I stuck this comment in (don't know how much attention it will get...) Suggestion for changing the downloader completely, so this is no longer an issue.
Why not make a "mini" downloader process that mozilla launches after determining file content as "saveable"... All it would do is take a URL , ask for a location (if not specified already) and fetch the URL. basically, using a "helper" to download means: 1) it's easier to extend the downloader (some other program handling binary downloads used by a pref) 2) mozilla doesn't have to worry about reconnecting as the external program does the connect and download. 3) the helper could be used by other programs 4) If mozilla crashes on some other content, the download would continue (BIG BIG FEATURE!) 5) the helper wouldn't start downloading ANYTHING until the location was picked (this issue) I think a small program using the Mozilla LIBs could easily prompt for a location, using the system save dialog, and display the download progress indicator. It may be "repeating" the code inside Mozilla for temporarily downloading external but KNOWN types (ie PDFs, etc) Michael Kaply wrote: > Well this is the wrong place to grumble. > > It's not an OS/2 specific problem. > > http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=55690
