269379 - No modifier Key for direct downloading an Link

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Toolkit :: Downloads API, defect)

Description

[Christian Frommeyer]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20041105 Firefox/1.0RC1 (Debian package 0.99+1.0RC1-4)
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20041105 Firefox/1.0RC1 (Debian package 0.99+1.0RC1-4)

With the Mozilla Suite it was possible to directly start a Download (i.e passing
the what-to-do-dialog or making sure the Link-Terget isn't displayed) by
pressing shift while clicking on the link. I now miss this feature in Firefox
because it saved a lot of clicks and mouse movements.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open a Page that contains let's say a .pdf Link
2. press shift and click the .pdf Link

Actual Results:  
A new Window opens _an_ the what-to-do with the File Dialog pops up

Expected Results:  
Start Downloading. i.e. ask where to put the File.

I was told now it was ALT+Click but this won't do here.

Comment 1

[Ross Shannon]

Alt clicking does work. WFM.

Comment 2

[Christian Frommeyer]

Ok I found out the Problem. ALT+Click ist the default in KDE for moving the
Window, thus Firefox would not recognise it. This seems to be a Problem for me,
as most "non-insider" Linux-User use KDE and thus would not be able to use this
feature.
Its not well documented either and People are used to shift click from Mozilla

Just my 0.02 Cent

Chris