[bksvol-discuss] Re: downloading problems with .bks files
- From: "Jake Brownell" <jabrown@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:35:51 -0600
Gerald and Dan,
This setting is specific to file types rather than to particular pages on the
internet.
I've had to fix this in path, but couldn't remember the specifics. Google was
to the rescue though.
Try the following:
1. Open control panel
2. Choose Folder Options
3. Go to the File Types tab
4. After waiting for the list to populate, which can take a fair bit of time,
select the file type you are interested in, here that's BKS.
5. Tab to and activate the Advanced button (on outdated versions of windows,
it's labeled edit).
6. Toggle the Confirm Open After Download checkbox.
7. Activate the OK button
8. Close the Folder Options dialogue.
I realize that the checkbox in step 6 sounds misleading by its name, but in
fact this is the option you want.
HTH,
Jake
----- Original Message -----
From: Gerald Hovas
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 8:08 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: downloading problems with .bks files
Dan,
You probably managed to uncheck the checkbox that asks "Always ask before
downloading?". It's located on the dialog box which contains the buttons to
Save or Open the file.
I'm not sure how to reset the checkbox, but it sounds like from what you
described that it may be specific to a given web page since Bookshare uses a
single web page to download every book from the collection and a different one
to download books from Step 1. If that's the case, then you might clear it up
by deleting your cookies.
If that doesn't do it, then you should at least be able to save the file
using the Save Target As option in the context menu for the DAISY link until
you're able to determine how to reset the checkbox or if it's being caused by
something else.
HTH
Gerald
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From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dan Beaver
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 7:36 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] downloading problems with .bks files
I have recently started seeing the following behavior. It only started
recently and I can't find a way to fix it. I hope someone out there knows how
to fix it.
When I go to download a book from Bookshare it works fine until I get to the
actual point of pressing enter on the Daisy link. At that point the page
indicates that it is pull in the file info but once it is done it then proceeds
to download the book and opens the unpacker.
In the past when it got to this point it would stop and ask me if I want to
open or save the file first.
I checked the security settings under internet options. It seems to be set
correctly.
If I try to download any other file such as one of the rtf files from the
volunteer validation page it works the way I expect. It stops and asks me if I
want to open or save the file.
I'd like it to always ask me instead of automatically opening the file.
Any ideas on what is wrong?
Thanks.
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