Often, downloading brings up the save file dialog again now

[aaronliu0130]

What happened?

This didn't happen in G5

Reproducible?

• I have checked that this issue cannot be reproduced on Mozilla Firefox.

Version

G6

What platform are you seeing the problem on?

Windows

Relevant log output

how do i even get logs

[MrAlex94]

You can toggle the preference browser.download.useDownloadDir to true.

This has always been the default, except when Mozilla removed the option between 97 -> some version just before 115, before reintroducing it.

Automatically downloading files is rather user hostile and was actually the cause of a serious vulnerability in Chrome, a few years back.

[aaronliu0130]

Sure. I'd heavily prefer to have this sort of stuff in changelogs though. The UI also looks quite a bit outdated and there's no corresponding pref (about:preferences) but that's just a nit.

BTW I think this should be closed as not planned.

[aaronliu0130]

@MrAlex94 I've toggled the config and restarted Waterfox but it still prompts.

[MrAlex94]

These are all the related prefs I've changed by default:

// PREF: Enforce user interaction for security by always asking where to download
// [SETTING] General>Downloads>Always ask you where to save files
// false=the user is asked what to do
pref("browser.download.useDownloadDir", false);

// PREF: disable downloads panel opening on every download
pref("browser.download.alwaysOpenPanel", false);

// PREF: Disable adding downloads to the system's "recent documents" list
pref("browser.download.manager.addToRecentDocs", false);

// PREF: enable user interaction for security by always asking how to handle new mimetypes
// [SETTING] General>Files and Applications>What should Firefox do with other files
pref("browser.download.always_ask_before_handling_new_types", true);

// PREF: autohide the downloads button
pref("browser.download.autohideButton", false);

// PREF: open PDFs inline (FF103+)
pref("browser.download.open_pdf_attachments_inline", true);

Although odd that the pref you've toggle hasn't changed anything. Is that including after a restart?

[aaronliu0130]

I tried restarting waterfox, yes. I'll try restarting my PC after this match

[aaronliu0130]

Restarting my PC doesn't work either

[thunderstone135]

Try setting browser.download.dir to C:\Users\<UserName>\Downloads.
is your Windows Profile Name. You can use other directories if you want.

[aaronliu0130]

I already have that config. Set it again for good measure. Still doesn't work.

[thunderstone135]

In about:preferences 👇

Is this option checked?

Which option is selected?

[aaronliu0130]

@thunderstone135 Changing the second pref you sent did it, thanks!

@MrAlex94 I still think this and a way to revert should be mentioned in changelogs. I also disagree with not making the downloads panel open, it's not very intrusive and is more noticeable than the download icon changing.