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Google Chrome's biggest annoyance: Download bar

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Re: Google Chrome's biggest annoyance: Download bar

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Post by hellerbarde »

tzury wrote: post #11

I personally bless this design everyday at least twice a day. This usually happens when I download a file from one web-service and then switch tab to send that file as an email attachment or upload it to another service (google drive, drop box, etc.) Having the file box at the bottom let me easily drag that file onto the other tab and get it done. Yet, by all means, there should be a checkbox available for those who…

I think the problem is that it's obnoxious to get rid of as soon as you don't need it anymore. There should be a Shortcut to dismiss it.

(no, the Ctrl-J + Ctrl-W doesn't count. that is a workaround at best and it doesn't work when you're on a pinned tab)

Re: Google Chrome's biggest annoyance: Download bar

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Post by ElliotH »

pooriaazimi wrote: post #20
ElliotH wrote: post #19

Go to about:flags, enable New Downloads. Bar is disabled. Easy.

OS X, Chrome 22 dev I see no such flag.

Strange, I have it on both Windows and Linux, and the flag claims its available on "Mac, Windows, Linux, Chrome OS"

Re: Google Chrome's biggest annoyance: Download bar

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Post by lazugod »

gsai wrote: post #5
tjoff wrote: post #3

Firefox biggest annoyance: The download window. I feel like I've taken a time machine to the 90's every time it pops up. Chrome's download bar on the other hand is quite neat and it doesn't distract your workflow.

Why drag Firefox into this discussion? Firefox has options for customizing everything, and when it doesn't there's always extensions. That's one of it's best features. If you don't like "taking a time machine" Firefox's download window can be disabled using "Show the Downloads window when downloading a file" option.

It's completely fair to judge Firefox on its default design decisions.

Re: Google Chrome's biggest annoyance: Download bar

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Post by lovskogen »

ronyeh wrote: post #29
Tichy wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just curious, how come you have so many things to download? Is that email attachments in web mail? I can't really think of many things to download - usually PDFs, I suppose.

Random cool images I see on the web... I use them as inspirations for apps / sites that I design. Right-click save as... and I'll review them at some point. But now I have this big bar at the bottom that I don't want to see. :-(

You could just drag the images right to your desktop.

Re: Google Chrome's biggest annoyance: Download bar

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Post by namzo »

tzury wrote: post #11

I personally bless this design everyday at least twice a day. This usually happens when I download a file from one web-service and then switch tab to send that file as an email attachment or upload it to another service (google drive, drop box, etc.) Having the file box at the bottom let me easily drag that file onto the other tab and get it done. Yet, by all means, there should be a checkbox available for those who…

I had no idea you could drag a file from the download bar. I usually click on the arrow & "Show in finder". Thanks. Definitely a time-saver.

Re: Google Chrome's biggest annoyance: Download bar

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Post by monkeypizza »

ronyeh wrote: post #29
Tichy wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just curious, how come you have so many things to download? Is that email attachments in web mail? I can't really think of many things to download - usually PDFs, I suppose.

Random cool images I see on the web... I use them as inspirations for apps / sites that I design. Right-click save as... and I'll review them at some point. But now I have this big bar at the bottom that I don't want to see. :-(

firefox + the download sort addon is super awesome. no popup window at all, the thing just saves (customizable based on extension)

Re: Google Chrome's biggest annoyance: Download bar

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Post by Farow »

TuanaJenn wrote: post #23

There are hundreds of millions of people all over the world dying of diseases and starvation. And you are complaining about the "download bar"? Are you kidding me?

There are hundreds of millions of people all over the world dying of diseases and starvation. And you are complaining about people complaining about the "download bar"? Are you kidding me?

Re: Google Chrome's biggest annoyance: Download bar

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Post by dj2stein9 »

corin_ wrote: post #16
mcpherrinm wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have you seen the replacement UI? https://wiki.mozilla.org/File:DownloadsPanel-Downloading.png For reasons unknown to me, it's been delayed for ages. So long that even Safari has copied and deployed it before Firefox did.

I actually liked the download window in FF, and find this new UI (been using it on Nightly for a while) pretty annoying.

Agreed. Maybe I'm just too used to the download window, but I tried the recent Firefox nightly I instantly cringed when I downloaded a file. I prefer Chrome solution to both.

Re: Google Chrome's biggest annoyance: Download bar

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Post by Karunamon »

Achshar wrote: post #13
Karunamon wrote: post #10

There won't be an option to disable the shelf. There are other bugs about making dismissing it easier. Status: WontFix Grr. What's the bloody point of open source if the developers of the project won't accept wanted fixes? There are a number of ways I can think of off the top of my head that don't involve taking up unnecessary screen space like that. Heck, even the Firefox extension for a download status bar isn't th…

The point of open source is that if you don't like something, you can fork and make your version which pleases you. Just because a project is open source does not mean it will have to incorporate every user request. Project leads/managers still have their say in that project.

>..you can fork and make your version which pleases you.

Which is completely unrealistic for 99% of people out there. Nobody's going to fork Chromium based on a single UI facet. And then even if you do, you're in the unenviable position of maintaining a branch for a single UI fix.

Not happening in this universe, guys.

I just wish project leads/managers would listen a bit more to the community rather than arrogantly dictating "It will be done this way, deal with it".

Failure to do that leads to crap like Gnome 3's infamous shutdown option.

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