Re: 2.15. Save Page As. filename
On 1/19/13 7:34 PM, David E. Ross wrote: On 1/19/13 5:52 PM, MCBastos wrote: Interviewed by CNN on 19/01/2013 17:53, Tom told the world: When I download an .html page seamonkey uses no longer the filename in the URL since V2.15 but it uses the description of the page as filename. Can I change this that it is like before? Well, this change in behavior was documented in bug 254139: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=254139 Apparently this change has been requested for years, and Mozilla was the only major browser who did *not* do this. The reasoning is that in most cases the page title field is more descriptive than the filename -- that's particularly true in large sites with automatically-generated pages. There isn't a pref to turn it off, but Gavin Sharp made an extension for people who prefer the old way (linked from Comment #71 on the bug thread): https://github.com/gavinsharp/SaveAsFilename The SaveAsFilename extension is not compatible with SeaMonkey. It appears to be a Firefox-only extension. A version of the SaveAsFilename extension modified for SeaMonkey does install, but it does not work. With it installed and enabled, the file name is still being taken from the title element instead of the URI. -- David E. Ross http://www.rossde.com/ Are taxes too high in the U.S.? Check the bar graph at http://www.rossde.com/taxes/trickling.html to see. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
2.15. Save Page As. filename
When I download an .html page seamonkey uses no longer the filename in the URL since V2.15 but it uses the description of the page as filename. Can I change this that it is like before? ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: 2.15. Save Page As. filename
On 1/19/13 11:53 AM, Tom wrote: When I download an .html page seamonkey uses no longer the filename in the URL since V2.15 but it uses the description of the page as filename. Can I change this that it is like before? It is the page title that is being used to name the file. This is not good when the title includes special characters that might not be valid in a file name. -- David E. Ross http://www.rossde.com/ Are taxes too high in the U.S.? Check the bar graph at http://www.rossde.com/taxes/trickling.html to see. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: 2.15. Save Page As. filename
Interviewed by CNN on 19/01/2013 17:53, Tom told the world: When I download an .html page seamonkey uses no longer the filename in the URL since V2.15 but it uses the description of the page as filename. Can I change this that it is like before? Well, this change in behavior was documented in bug 254139: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=254139 Apparently this change has been requested for years, and Mozilla was the only major browser who did *not* do this. The reasoning is that in most cases the page title field is more descriptive than the filename -- that's particularly true in large sites with automatically-generated pages. There isn't a pref to turn it off, but Gavin Sharp made an extension for people who prefer the old way (linked from Comment #71 on the bug thread): https://github.com/gavinsharp/SaveAsFilename -- MCBastos This message has been protected with the 2ROT13 algorithm. Unauthorized use will be prosecuted under the DMCA. -=-=- ... Sent from my Sinclair ZX81. * Added by TagZilla 0.7a1 running on Seamonkey 2.15 * Get it at http://xsidebar.mozdev.org/modifiedmailnews.html#tagzilla ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: 2.15. Save Page As. filename
On 1/19/13 5:18 PM, David E. Ross wrote: On 1/19/13 11:53 AM, Tom wrote: When I download an .html page seamonkey uses no longer the filename in the URL since V2.15 but it uses the description of the page as filename. Can I change this that it is like before? It is the page title that is being used to name the file. This is not good when the title includes special characters that might not be valid in a file name. See my new bug report #832707 at https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=832707. -- David E. Ross http://www.rossde.com/ Are taxes too high in the U.S.? Check the bar graph at http://www.rossde.com/taxes/trickling.html to see. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: 2.15. Save Page As. filename
MCBastos wrote: Interviewed by CNN on 19/01/2013 17:53, Tom told the world: When I download an .html page seamonkey uses no longer the filename in the URL since V2.15 but it uses the description of the page as filename. Can I change this that it is like before? Well, this change in behavior was documented in bug 254139: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=254139 Apparently this change has been requested for years, and Mozilla was the only major browser who did *not* do this. The reasoning is that in most cases the page title field is more descriptive than the filename -- that's particularly true in large sites with automatically-generated pages. There isn't a pref to turn it off, but Gavin Sharp made an extension for people who prefer the old way (linked from Comment #71 on the bug thread): https://github.com/gavinsharp/SaveAsFilename as I said, I have given up on Micro-soft sincerly -- GerardJan Vinkesteijn RI http://vinkesteijn.info http://ciudadpatricia.com mailto:g.j.f.vinkeste...@hotmail.es // on Linux Fedora version 16, 64bits ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: 2.15. Save Page As. filename
On 1/19/13 5:52 PM, MCBastos wrote: Interviewed by CNN on 19/01/2013 17:53, Tom told the world: When I download an .html page seamonkey uses no longer the filename in the URL since V2.15 but it uses the description of the page as filename. Can I change this that it is like before? Well, this change in behavior was documented in bug 254139: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=254139 Apparently this change has been requested for years, and Mozilla was the only major browser who did *not* do this. The reasoning is that in most cases the page title field is more descriptive than the filename -- that's particularly true in large sites with automatically-generated pages. There isn't a pref to turn it off, but Gavin Sharp made an extension for people who prefer the old way (linked from Comment #71 on the bug thread): https://github.com/gavinsharp/SaveAsFilename The SaveAsFilename extension is not compatible with SeaMonkey. It appears to be a Firefox-only extension. -- David E. Ross http://www.rossde.com/ Are taxes too high in the U.S.? Check the bar graph at http://www.rossde.com/taxes/trickling.html to see. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: 2.15. Save Page As. filename
MCBastos wrote: Interviewed by CNN on 19/01/2013 17:53, Tom told the world: When I download an .html page seamonkey uses no longer the filename in the URL since V2.15 but it uses the description of the page as filename. Can I change this that it is like before? Well, this change in behavior was documented in bug 254139: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=254139 Thank you for the info. Apparently this change has been requested for years, Not from me. and Mozilla was the only major browser who did *not* do this. That's why I like and use Seamonkey The reasoning is that in most cases the page title field is more descriptive than the filename When I download pages from online magazines or newspapers the filename is often descriptive. Otherwise I change it to a descriptive name. I do not like filenames with instead of _ or -. There isn't a pref to turn it off, but Gavin Sharp made an extension for people who prefer the old way (linked from Comment #71 on the bug thread): https://github.com/gavinsharp/SaveAsFilename How can I install this? It would be nice when a future version of SeaMonkey has the feature to toggle between filename and description. I prefer the traditional way. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Save page as (webpage complete) rarely finishes
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Re: Save Page as...
Rufus wrote: Tom S. wrote: David E. Ross wrote: On 6/1/11 12:47 PM, Tom S. wrote: Hi all, I'm using SeaMonkey 2.0.14, with Windows XP Pro SP3. I recently noticed, there no longer is a Save Page as... selection under the File menu of the browser window. Why is it only Save Page (Ctrl+S), which saves the whole Web Page, complete by using the Download Manager? Why aren't the options to save as text, as Web Page, HTML only, or All Files available anymore, as they were in SeaMonkey 1? Is there anything I can do to get these options back? TIA. I'm already using SM 2.1RC1; so I checked my wife's PC, which still has SM 2.0.14. On the menu bar, there is indeed [File Save Page As...]. Is it possible that your PC's focus was on the Mail/News window or another window that was not the browser? Well that is strange. It is definitely in the browser window. If it exists in yours, then I guess it may have been changed by an installed extension. The problem is, which one? :-\ I have a Save as option in my 2.0.14 Mail File menu, but only the options for File, Draft, or Template selections, depending on what I'm doing. Update: I just found out what was set wrong. I searched save page as missing - and found this web page at MozillaZine for the answer: http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=40t=1571255 Thanks goes to Phillip Chee for this: You need to change your SeaMonkey settings. Edit-Preferences-Browser-Downloads-When saving a file-(*) Always ask me where to save files. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Save Page as...
Tom S. wrote: Rufus wrote: Tom S. wrote: David E. Ross wrote: On 6/1/11 12:47 PM, Tom S. wrote: Hi all, I'm using SeaMonkey 2.0.14, with Windows XP Pro SP3. I recently noticed, there no longer is a Save Page as... selection under the File menu of the browser window. Why is it only Save Page (Ctrl+S), which saves the whole Web Page, complete by using the Download Manager? Why aren't the options to save as text, as Web Page, HTML only, or All Files available anymore, as they were in SeaMonkey 1? Is there anything I can do to get these options back? TIA. I'm already using SM 2.1RC1; so I checked my wife's PC, which still has SM 2.0.14. On the menu bar, there is indeed [File Save Page As...]. Is it possible that your PC's focus was on the Mail/News window or another window that was not the browser? Well that is strange. It is definitely in the browser window. If it exists in yours, then I guess it may have been changed by an installed extension. The problem is, which one? :-\ I have a Save as option in my 2.0.14 Mail File menu, but only the options for File, Draft, or Template selections, depending on what I'm doing. Update: I just found out what was set wrong. I searched save page as missing - and found this web page at MozillaZine for the answer: http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=40t=1571255 Thanks goes to Phillip Chee for this: You need to change your SeaMonkey settings. Edit-Preferences-Browser-Downloads-When saving a file-(*) Always ask me where to save files. Thanks for posting back and letting us know what fixed the problem. -- JD.. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Save Page as...
David E. Ross wrote: On 6/1/11 12:47 PM, Tom S. wrote: Hi all, I'm using SeaMonkey 2.0.14, with Windows XP Pro SP3. I recently noticed, there no longer is a Save Page as... selection under the File menu of the browser window. Why is it only Save Page (Ctrl+S), which saves the whole Web Page, complete by using the Download Manager? Why aren't the options to save as text, as Web Page, HTML only, or All Files available anymore, as they were in SeaMonkey 1? Is there anything I can do to get these options back? TIA. I'm already using SM 2.1RC1; so I checked my wife's PC, which still has SM 2.0.14. On the menu bar, there is indeed [File Save Page As...]. Is it possible that your PC's focus was on the Mail/News window or another window that was not the browser? Well that is strange. It is definitely in the browser window. If it exists in yours, then I guess it may have been changed by an installed extension. The problem is, which one? :-\ ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Save Page as...
Tom S. wrote: David E. Ross wrote: On 6/1/11 12:47 PM, Tom S. wrote: Hi all, I'm using SeaMonkey 2.0.14, with Windows XP Pro SP3. I recently noticed, there no longer is a Save Page as... selection under the File menu of the browser window. Why is it only Save Page (Ctrl+S), which saves the whole Web Page, complete by using the Download Manager? Why aren't the options to save as text, as Web Page, HTML only, or All Files available anymore, as they were in SeaMonkey 1? Is there anything I can do to get these options back? TIA. I'm already using SM 2.1RC1; so I checked my wife's PC, which still has SM 2.0.14. On the menu bar, there is indeed [File Save Page As...]. Is it possible that your PC's focus was on the Mail/News window or another window that was not the browser? Well that is strange. It is definitely in the browser window. If it exists in yours, then I guess it may have been changed by an installed extension. The problem is, which one? :-\ I have a Save as option in my 2.0.14 Mail File menu, but only the options for File, Draft, or Template selections, depending on what I'm doing. -- - Rufus ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Save Page as...
Hi all, I'm using SeaMonkey 2.0.14, with Windows XP Pro SP3. I recently noticed, there no longer is a Save Page as... selection under the File menu of the browser window. Why is it only Save Page (Ctrl+S), which saves the whole Web Page, complete by using the Download Manager? Why aren't the options to save as text, as Web Page, HTML only, or All Files available anymore, as they were in SeaMonkey 1? Is there anything I can do to get these options back? TIA. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
Re: Save Page as...
On 6/1/11 12:47 PM, Tom S. wrote: Hi all, I'm using SeaMonkey 2.0.14, with Windows XP Pro SP3. I recently noticed, there no longer is a Save Page as... selection under the File menu of the browser window. Why is it only Save Page (Ctrl+S), which saves the whole Web Page, complete by using the Download Manager? Why aren't the options to save as text, as Web Page, HTML only, or All Files available anymore, as they were in SeaMonkey 1? Is there anything I can do to get these options back? TIA. I'm already using SM 2.1RC1; so I checked my wife's PC, which still has SM 2.0.14. On the menu bar, there is indeed [File Save Page As...]. Is it possible that your PC's focus was on the Mail/News window or another window that was not the browser? -- David E. Ross http://www.rossde.com/ On occasion, I might filter and ignore all newsgroup messages posted through GoogleGroups via Google's G2/1.0 user agent because of spam from that source. ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
