[macvoiceover] Re: forcing Safari to download instead of playing a file
- From: Tuscia-Falconer <falconer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 09:08:54 +1300
Hmmmm….
Saved the html address but did not download the playing file ???
TF
On 14/01/2013, at 8:53 AM, Ricardo Walker <rwalker296@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hmm,
Great tip. I wonder if this will work on other sites? For example, youtube?
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On Jan 13, 2013, at 12:55 AM, Cheryl Homiak <cahomiak@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Okay, I tried this on a dropbox mp3 file and it worked. i'm also sending you
> a link to an article that gives this and other ideas.
>
> Now this is going to sound similar to the onption-enter suggestion but it's
> slightly different.
> 1. Let the file start playing.
> 2. Do cmd-l which puts you in the address bar and selects the contents of the
> current address.
> 3. Hold down the option key.
> 4. Press enter/return while still holding down the option key. You don't have
> to hold it down for long but you have to still be holding down the option key
> when you press enter/return and it certainly won't hurt if you keep the
> option key down a second or two more.
> 5. Go to Downloads and hopefully your file will be there.
>
> Here's where I got this idea.
> http://www.macworld.com/article/2009999/directly-downloading-dropbox-files.html
> --
> Cheryl
>
> May the words of my mouth
> and the meditation of my heart
> be acceptable to You, Lord,
> my rock and my Redeemer.
> (Psalm 19:14 HCSB)
>
>
>
> On Jan 12, 2013, at 9:58 PM, Cheryl Homiak <cahomiak@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Oh dropbox!
>>
>> I seem to remember that sometimes you can tab while listening and you find a
>> download link. Try that. There are a couple of things I can dig up but I'm
>> going to have to find a dropbox link to practice on here. Keep trying; will
>> get back to you if i find what i'm looking for; it definitely is doable. I
>> almost asked you if this was a dropbox file; I should have done so!
>>
>> --
>> Cheryl
>>
>> May the words of my mouth
>> and the meditation of my heart
>> be acceptable to You, Lord,
>> my rock and my Redeemer.
>> (Psalm 19:14 HCSB)
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jan 12, 2013, at 9:33 PM, Mark Baxter <markbaxter38@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi, Cheryl. Well, my track pad is nonfunctional, so it can't be used to
>>> fix this. I've tried mouse clicking (VO shift space, routing Mouse to VO)
>>> and that doesn't do anything. It's an MP3 file that's put in a Dropbox
>>> folder. Safari just automatically starts playing it instead of downloading
>>> it. I've tried replacing the "5" signs in the file name with spaces, that
>>> doesn't work.
>>>
>>>
>>> • Mark BurningHawk Baxter
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>>> • MSN: BurningHawk1969@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>> • My home page:
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>>>
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