"Silent" download is confusing

[Scott M]

On Friday, May 30, 2003, at 09:13  AM, Ward Clark wrote:

> While testing a problem with the new Adobe Reader 6 app, I encountered 
> unexpected behavior with OmniWeb 4.5sp33:
>
> 1.  I click a Web page link to a small PDF file.  OmniWeb opens its 
> Downloads window, the file appears in the downloads folder, and the 
> Downloads window closes (my preference).  So far, so good.
>
> 2.  I delete the PDF file from the downloads folder and empty the 
> Trash.
>
> 3.  Again, I click the same Web page link.  Nothing appears to happen. 
>  So I click the link a couple more times.  Still nothing.
>
> 4.  Checking my downloads folder, I find that I have several copies of 
> the small PDF file.  However, none of these "silent" downloads appear 
> in OmniWeb's Downloads window.

When a download comes from the cache it does not appear in the 
downloads window again.  I will file a bug on this.


> P.S.  The problem with Adobe Reader 6 is that it is not launched at 
> the completion of downloading the PDF.  Had it launched, I probably 
> would not have noticed the silent download.

Adobe Reader 6.0 needs to be your default application for PDF files 
(set in Finder's Get Info panel) and it needs to appear in the list of 
applications that it's safe for OmniWeb to launch in order to handle a 
completed download.  You can add items to the list in the Downloads 
preference pane and I have added "Adobe Reader 6.0" to our default list 
of safe applications (so if you have never modified your list you'll 
pick up the addition in the next release).


Sincerely,


Scott
Support Engineer
The Omni Group