Phillip Jones wrote: > JAS wrote: >> Phillip Jones wrote: >>> Rufus wrote: >>>> Phillip Jones wrote: >>>>> Rufus wrote: >>>>>> Phillip Jones wrote: >>>>>>> Phillip Jones wrote: >>>>>>>> Rufus wrote: >>>>>>>>> Leonidas Jones wrote: >>>>>>>>>> Robert Kaiser wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> Phillip Jones schrieb: >>>>>>>>>>>> Shows the people designing the program don't even use it. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Shows you don't know what you are talking about (sorry if it >>>>>>>>>>> sounds >>>>>>>>>>> offensive, but not any more than your statement is the other >>>>>>>>>>> way >>>>>>>>>>> round, >>>>>>>>>>> think about that). The Download Manager is used by almost >>>>>>>>>>> everybody, >>>>>>>>>>> including developers, of course. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Oh, and I was under the impression that this pref is set to >>>>>>>>>>> true by >>>>>>>>>>> default, but I might be wrong, like every so often. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Robert Kaiser >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Its set to false for me as well. I'm quite sure I did >>>>>>>>>> nothing to >>>>>>>>>> reset >>>>>>>>>> it, something to look into. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> lee >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I'm pretty sure that when I installed 2.0 the Pref for what to >>>>>>>>> do with >>>>>>>>> Downloads were defaulted to not being set to anything...but I >>>>>>>>> generally >>>>>>>>> go into the Prefs and check/reset mine in total anytime I >>>>>>>>> install any >>>>>>>>> software - so I never had an issue, as I simply set mine to >>>>>>>>> "open a >>>>>>>>> progress dialog" after install. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ...the buttons in the new 2.0 Progress Dialog suck...way too >>>>>>>>> small. >>>>>>>>> They REALLY suck on a laptop if you're trying to use a touch pad. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Download manager does come up regardless of what you set. You >>>>>>>> have to >>>>>>>> manually open Download Manager. in 1.1.18 and below if >>>>>>>> something was >>>>>>>> started to download the Download Manager would come to the Front >>>>>>>> if you >>>>>>>> had to show Download Manager in preferences. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> Should be: in SM2 Download Manager does *not* come up regardless >>>>>>> of what >>>>>>> is set. It has to be manually opened. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> IN SM 1.1.18 if _Preference_> _Download_ was set to *open* >>>>>>> _Download_ >>>>>>> _Manager_ then as soon as a download began it popped to the front. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ...well...yeah... >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> What was mean by my comment is that the preference to make download >>>>> Manager open as soon as a download starts is broken in SM2. >>>>> >>>>> the proper operation is as SM 1.1.18 does it. >>>>> >>>> >>>> I thought that wasn't a default in 1.1.18 either? - i.e.; if you do a >>>> fresh install, you get nothing until you set the Pref for what you >>>> want >>>> to do for Downloads. >>>> >>>> My thought was/is that the pref wasn't properly set/transferred for >>>> the >>>> OP from previous after his upgrade - pretty sure mine wasn't >>>> either, but >>>> as stated I always go back and double check pref settings after an >>>> upgrade so on initial usage I didn't have an issue...but I may have >>>> prevented that myself. >>>> >>> True. But when you set for download manager to open in SM 1.1.18 it >>> opens Download Manager once set. >>> >>> ON SM regardless of what is set. the Download Manager doesn't open on >>> it own. You have to open it. The auto open for download Manager is >>> broken. >>> >> I have to disagree, when I click on a file to download the download >> manager pops up and I have not messed with the preferences. >> > > I haven't either. never has come up for me. (Mac OSX.4.11) tried one > other item in about;config made no difference. I just found the problem > this line in about:config was set > > *userset* *browser*.*download*.*manager*.*showWhenStarting*;*False* > > should be: > > default browser.download.manager.showWhenStarting;true > > > I keep forgetting you are using a Mac and it could be something different in the settings as I use XP PRO PC.
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