RES: [WSG] Usability for downloading documents

2008-01-29 Thread Genau
de Rochester oliveira Enviada em: segunda-feira, 28 de janeiro de 2008 16:05 Para: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Assunto: Re: [WSG] Usability for downloading documents Doesn't have a way to force the don't download? Or you may force download as pdf and make a jpg() for the preview :) 2 buttons

RE: [WSG] Usability for downloading documents

2008-01-28 Thread Patrick Lauke
Should we be making this decision for the user though? If, by default, PDFs open within the browser, then won't we be changing their user experience by forcing them to open/save? In principle yes, but because so many other sites have worked around this issue (usually by opening new

Re: [WSG] Usability for downloading documents

2008-01-28 Thread Rochester oliveira
I think that you should make 2 buttons. The user will choice for download or just read the documment []'s - Rochester Oliveira http://webbemfeita.com/ Viva a Web-Bem-Feita Web Designer Curitiba - PR - Brasil

Re: [WSG] Usability for downloading documents

2008-01-28 Thread Rochester oliveira
Doesn't have a way to force the don't download? Or you may force download as pdf and make a jpg() for the preview :) 2 buttons for the same action will be a problem for sure. 2008/1/28, Christian Snodgrass [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Wording that would be really tricky, because if they're default

Re: [WSG] Usability for downloading documents

2008-01-28 Thread Christian Snodgrass
Wording that would be really tricky, because if they're default action is to download it, when they hit Read they'd expect it to just open, not offer them a download prompt. There are a lot of people that would be agitated that both buttons do the same thing. Rochester oliveira wrote: I think

Re: [WSG] Usability for downloading documents

2008-01-28 Thread James Ellis
Hi Tony On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:07:06 am Tony wrote: Hello, If, by default, PDFs open within the browser, then won't we be changing their user experience by forcing them to open/save? Regards, Tony Not really, the current position of inline PDF and other documents in probably due to the

Re: [WSG] Usability for downloading documents

2008-01-28 Thread Chris Knowles
Tony wrote: Should we be making this decision for the user though? If, by default, PDFs open within the browser, then won't we be changing their user experience by forcing them to open/save? Yes, I think we should make this decision. It's in the users best interests IMO. And by doing

Re: [WSG] Usability for downloading documents

2008-01-28 Thread David Dorward
On 28 Jan 2008, at 18:04, Rochester oliveira wrote: Doesn't have a way to force the don't download? It is difficult to make a PDF open in a plugin if the user doesn't have that plugin installed. -- David Dorward http://dorward.me.uk/ http://blog.dorward.me.uk/