I'm really not too sure what pre-existing problem this actually solves. <div>Given that a server sets the correct mime-types for a given resource, we know what "type" it is already. </div><div><br></div><div>
Setting the Content-disposition on the client side creates an annoying user experience.</div><div><br></div><div>If I want to open a link in a new tab, window or download, I'll do it like I have done for the last ten years—via a keyboard modifier or a contextual menu. </div>
<div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 8:31 PM, Jeremy Keith <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jeremy@adactio.com">jeremy@adactio.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Dennis wrote:<br>
> I have an idea which would be very cool for HTML5.<br>
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> Having a Content-Disposition property on <a> tags which does the same as<br>
> the HTTP Header.<br>
> For example changing the file name of the file to be downloaded or rather<br>
> have a image<br>
> file download rather than it being shown in the browser directly.<br>
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Hang on... isn't the mechanism for this already available via the "type" attribute?<br>
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For example:<br>
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<a href="/path/to/image.jpg" type="image/jpeg">Full size image</a><br>
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A browser could offer a preference setting, for example:<br>
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"Always download the following types of files, rather than opening in the browser:<br>
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* images [x]<br>
* movies [ ]<br>
...etc."<br>
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