#25773: Disable Speculative Connect and Download --------------------------------------+-------------------------- Reporter: sysrqb | Owner: tbb-team Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Medium | Milestone: Component: Applications/Tor Browser | Version: Severity: Normal | Resolution: Keywords: | Actual Points: Parent ID: | Points: Reviewer: | Sponsor: --------------------------------------+--------------------------
Comment (by gk): Replying to [comment:8 sysrqb]: > The reason I opened this bug is because Tor Browser should not begin downloading a file unless the user explicitly confirms they want the file downloaded and where they want it saved. If clicking "Save Link As..." starts any network transactions before the users clicks "Save" within the file-chooser dialog box, then Tor Browser should make this obvious. I believe Tor Browser should treat the two scenarios differently: > > 1) I click on the link and Firefox doesn't know what to do, so it asked me where to save the file > 2) I click on "Save Link As..." and specify where I want the file saved (or I click cancel) > > Within scenario (1), Firefox cannot know what it should do without beginning the download. That's okay. With scenario (2), that is completely against what the user requested. This is almost certainly a Firefox bug, unfortunately it seems Firefox handles (1) and (2) using the same logic. Why is (2) against what the user requested? The user said: "I want to have that thing AND want to specify where it will be after the download finished." And they get both. Note that the "Save Link" part already means "Yes, I want to have it!1!!" (unrelated to the "As") even if they might not know yet where to put the result or how to name it, or want to select the place themselves with a GUI . Thus, starting the download in the meantime while they are selecting the place where it should land sounds reasonable to me. Sure, if they decided "Nah, I actually don't really want it" (i.e. clicking the Cancel button) it gets discarded, no damage done. -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/25773#comment:11> Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki <https://trac.torproject.org/> The Tor Project: anonymity online
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