Comment #68 on issue 1028 by phistuck: Do not stop downloads when closing the corresponding tab/window http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1028
The problem is - not all of the servers support partial content requests (201? do not remember). You cannot always resume the download from right where you left off. Aside of the inconsistent partial content request support issue, there are also servers (or specific URLs) that do not supply the file size (which also terminates resumption, as far as I know). A dialog box to notify the user that there are ongoing downloads is something to start with, however, it is fairly obtrusive and seems like a contradiction of the minimal unobtrusive design Chrome tends to have. A system tray icon with a balloon that says "There are N ongoing downloads. Click here to view the status." or something is the most elegant, unobtrusive and smooth way of doing it. It may require some significant development in order to create the whole system tray icon and balloon thing, but it will surely be useful in the future. I believe that dealing with it eventually is unavoidable and denying this design (for any feature) will simply postpone its creation, but will not eliminate it in the long run. -- You received this message because you are listed in the owner or CC fields of this issue, or because you starred this issue. You may adjust your issue notification preferences at: http://code.google.com/hosting/settings --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Automated mail from issue updates at http://crbug.com/ Subscription options: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-bugs -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
