294384 - Automatically close Download Manager after file launch / open

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Toolkit :: Downloads API, enhancement)

Description

[Zarco Zwier]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8b2) Gecko/20050514 Firefox/1.0+
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8b2) Gecko/20050514 Firefox/1.0+

Currently, when the download manager is opened, either the download manager
stays open, or it is closed after completion.
I'd like to see a pref to close it after the launch of the download. Internet
Explorer behaves this way, and I find it easy to use.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Go to Options
2. In Download section, enable "show download manager when a download begins"
3. Leave the option "Close download manager when all downloads are complete"
disabled.
4. Go download a file
5. Open the downloaded file from the download manager

Actual Results:  
After the file is opened, the download manager stays open after the download is
finished.

Expected Results:  
When the file is opened, the download manager should close (make optional,
offcourse)

Internet Explorer works thia way

Comment 1

[chris sabo]

This isnt a bug its a feature request.

Comment 2

[Zarco Zwier]

(In reply to comment #1)
> This isnt a bug its a feature request.

I did specify it as an enhancement, didn't I?
Also, firstly I put [RFE] in the title, but it was removed.

Comment 3

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Comment 4

[Zarco Zwier]

Still, I think it wouldn't enhanced my browsing experience.

Comment 5

[u63580]

Seems like a valid request.  I would have expected this to be a dupe, but can't
see it.  I'll mark as NEW - how many minutes before the dupe appears?

Comment 6

[brewthatistrue]

(In reply to comment #4)
> Still, I think it wouldn't enhanced my browsing experience.

I agree, and prefer the current behavior.

Sometimes I might download multiple files and open them one at a time.
If it closes after I open the first download, I will have to reopen the download window each time I want to open a file.

In my opinion, this is a user preference that should be delegated to an extension.

Comment 7

[Shawn Wilsher :sdwilsh]

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