The php option you could try is to have the link initially link to a local page which would then redirect the user with the php function:
<?php header('Location: http://filelink'); exit; ?> Note that the header function must be used before any other content has been served to the user. -tim Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: Geert Janssens <janssens-ge...@telenet.be> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:34:28 To: <gnucash-devel@gnucash.org> Subject: Re: Website download section On Friday 13 November 2009, t...@filmchicago.org wrote: > For the readme have you tried seeing what happens if you have the link open > in a new window? > > It will probably be to no effect but that's the only other thing I can > think of right now > > -tim > I did try to open it right-click->Open in new window, yes. It made no difference indeed. Geert > ------Original Message------ > From: Geert Janssens > Sender: gnucash-devel-boun...@gnucash.org > To: gnucash-devel@gnucash.org > Subject: Re: Website download section > Sent: Nov 13, 2009 7:43 AM > > On Friday 13 November 2009, Tim M wrote: > > Geert, I do see what you are saying about the links. > > > > However, to be honest I don't think the download links should be > > bypassing the download screen of Sourceforge anyway, especially for the > > binaries and source code. The HTML Readme is a tiny file on the other > > hand, so IMO it's not a big deal if it worked without the screen > > appearing. Advertising which appears on those pages is part of the > > site's revenue structure, which in turn helps to pay for the downloads > > and hosting costs though, so I personally think the GnuCash links should > > direct to the Sourceforge download page for the specific file rather than > > attempting to bypass it. > > > > I don't know how others feel about it, but I think it's important to keep > > their revenue structure intact for the services they are providing rather > > than try to bypass it. > > > > -Tim > > Tim, > > Personally I don't have a strong opinion about this. > > This whole thread started because the download screen is shown for the > Readme file, which John asked if it could be avoided. > > It seems it can't when the file is hosted on SF. It could be avoided if > it's hosted on the www.gnucash.org. > > For the binaries, I think it's indeed ok if the SF download page shows up > first. > > Geert > > >_______________________________________________ > gnucash-devel mailing list > gnucash-devel@gnucash.org > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel > > > Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® _______________________________________________ gnucash-devel mailing list gnucash-devel@gnucash.org https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel _______________________________________________ gnucash-devel mailing list gnucash-devel@gnucash.org https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel