176680 - Add default download folder option, and CM selection targeting said folder.

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 163886

(Camino Graveyard :: Downloading, defect)

Description

[caiseal | thekorner]

The option of setting a default download folder that overrides the system
default--and negates the need for a save dialog--would be a nice addition. Add a
CM selection that saves a link's target directly to the default folder without
any additional input from the user to the dialog-less download, and you've gone
one big step further towards your ease of use goal. You could name the CM link
"Save link to Download folder" or whatnot.

Comment 1

[Henri Sivonen (:hsivonen) (not reading bugmail until 2026-07-27)]

Why (beyond alleged "nice") would Chimera need a separate folder pref in
addition to the system pref? A pref for dialogless downloading could be
implemented with the folder set at the system level as the target.

Comment 2

[Steve Smart]

The CM idea is similar enough to bug 163886 that it would be better of as a
comment on that bug; Chimera having a pref to override the download folder
(which is fluff IMHO) should be filed as a seperate bug from bypassing the
download dialog.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 163886 ***

Comment 3

[caiseal | thekorner]

re: #1 -- Many of us use more than one "Internet App". Web, FTP, P2P, etc. I've
gotten in the habit assigning a nested folder for each app within the system's
default download folder using the app's preferences (if possible.) OmniWeb has
the usability I mentioned--both the folder option and CM. IE has the folder
option. iCab has the folder option; and possibly the CM (it's been a while.) I
think they're valid requests.

re: #2 -- I apologize for the dupe. I did a search using "contextual menu" as
the query. Obviously not thorough enough ;)