CFA/Download Management-Research

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General browser capabilities

In the following table:

  • P = available through Primary UI (menu items, toolbar)
  • S = available through Secondary UI (anywhere else)
  • Y = available
  • blank = not available
  • # = see item in Notes
  • The browsers listed are, in order: Firefox 2, Camino, Flock, iCab, IE7, Maxthon, Netscape, OmniWeb, Opera, Safari, SeaMonkey, and Shiira.
  Fx2 Cam Flo iCa IE7 Max Net Omn Ope Saf Sea Shi
Pause/Resume - Same session S S S S S S S S
Pause/Resume - Across sessions S S ?6
Pause/Resume - Auto-pause on network failure - Not Done
Pause/Resume - Auto-resume on network reconnect - Not Done
Download History - View P2 P2 P2 P2 P2 P2 P2 P2 P2 P2
Download History - Sort (alpha, date, etc) S S
Download History - Edit (Clear one, selected, all) S/-/S S/-/S S/-/S S/S/- S/-/S S/S/S S/S/S S/S/S S/S/- -/-/-6
Download History - Autoexpire and clear items S S
Protocols - FTP Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y ?7
Protocols - Torrent Y
Download Queues - Create/manage new queues S
Download Queues - Create/manage multiple queues S
Download Queues - Start/pause/resume/stop/cancel queues S
Download Queues - Schedule downloads
Download Queues - Save/restore queues
Download Speed - Throttling
Download Speed - Acceleration
Download linked file S S S S S S S S S S S S
Download selected linked files ?8
Download all linked files S
Download Manager - View P P P P P P P P P P
Download Manager - Auto-close/Hide S1 S1 S1 S1 S1 S1 S4
Download Manager - View/go to file S S S S S S5
Download Manager - Open file S S S S S S S3 S3 S5
Download Manager - Move/manipulate/delete files
Download Manager - Mark file as favourite
Download Manager - Tag, group, categorize, organize files
Download Manager - Search
Download Manager - Advanced Search
Download Manager - Default download dir S S S S S S S S S S
Download Manager - Customizable download dir S S S S S S S S S S9
Download Manager - Multiple customizable download dirs
Download Manager - Smart download dirs
Accessibility features (y/n?) Y Y Y Y ? ? Y Y Y Y Y N
Anti-virus integration

Notes

  • ? - Not 100% sure about this
  1. Expected this to be settable on the download dialog, but turns out it's in prefs.
  2. Download history and Download manager are the same thing
  3. Will automatically open file if file type is specified in prefs, otherwise no.
  4. This is on the download dialog rather than the download manager
  5. These are on both the download dialog and download manager
  6. Several features in the download system are either broken or not yet implemented
  7. Accessing an FTP site crashed the browser
  8. Looks like they might be working on this, however
  9. Currently non-functional
  10. Hands stuff over to Explorer

Preferences

Note: Y/N options are checkboxes - bolded or italicized items are defaults

Firefox

  • Show Downloads window when downloading a file Y/N
  • Close it when all downloads are finished Y/N
  • (radio buttons) Save files to Desktop (directory settable here)
  • Always ask me where to save files

Camino

  • Save downloaded files to directory
  • When downloads finish:
    • Close downloads window Y/N
    • Open downloaded files Y/N

Flock

  • Download Folder (radio buttons)
    • Ask me where to save every file
    • Save all files to this folder: Desktop (settable)
  • Download Manager
    • Show download manager when a download begins Y/N
    • Close the download manager when all downloads are complete Y/N
  • Download Actions
    • Flock can automatically download or open files of certain types (button: View and Edit Actions)

iCab

  • Tab: General
    • Download folder: Desktop (Buttons: Choose, Desktop)
    • Destination: (Drop list) Web cache, Download folder, Web archive
  • Tab: Constraints
    • Download (radio buttons)
      • Get only one file/page
      • Get all files in the same path
      • Get all files in the same server
      • Get all linked files
    • Max number of files: 500
    • Max depth: 4
    • Total data size: 2560Kb
    • Include embedded
      • Images Y/N
      • Multimedia Y/N
      • Sound Y/N
      • Java applets Y/N
    • Exclude filetypes: (def: empty list)
  • Tab: Other
    • After downloading
      • Postprocess using "file mappings" (MirFox) Y/N
      • Remove entry in Download Manager Y/N
    • Download Manager
      • Open window when adding new downloads Y/N
      • Close window when last download files are finished Y/N
    • When launching iCab (radio buttons)
      • Don't open Download Manager
      • Open Manager when downloads are pending
      • Always open Download Manager
      • Start pending downloads (drop list): Ask, Start automatically, Don't start
      • When going online, Start pending downloads (drop list): Ask, Start automatically, Don't start

OmniWeb

  • Download Files to: (drop list) Desktop, Documents, Home, Temporary folder, Other...(settable)
  • Remember downloads for: (drop list) One day, One week, One month, Forever
  • Downloads Window:
    • Shows when new download starts Y/N
    • Bring the panel forward if it isn't frontmost Y/N
    • Hides when no downloads are active Y/N
  • When downloads finish:
    • Open files in "safe" application Y/N (w/ button: Edit safe applications list)

Opera

  • MIME type handlers (list)
  • Download folder (settable)

Safari

  • Save downloaded files to: settable folder
  • Remove download list items: (drop list) Manually, When Safari quits, Upon successful download
  • Open "safe" files after downloading Y/N

SeaMonkey

  • When starting a download (radio buttons)
    • Open the download manager
    • Open a progress dialog
    • Don't open anything
  • When saving a file (radio buttons)
    • Prompt for download location and default to (radio buttons)
      • Last download folder
      • Specified download folder
    • Automatically download files to the specified download folder
  • Current download folder: Desktop (button: Choose Folder...)
  • When a download completes
    • Play a sound Y/N (with settable sound file option, no default)

Shiira

  • Save downloaded files to: Desktop (NOTE: currently unable to change this default setting)
    • Create dated folder for downloaded files Y/N
  • Remove download list items (radio buttons - but cannot change)
    • Manually
    • Upon successful download
    • When quit Shiira
  • Download status notification (radio buttons - but cannot change)
    • Show downloads panel
    • Nothing

Netscape

  • Download Folder (radio buttons)
    • Ask me where to save every file
    • Save all files to this folder: (drop list) Desktop, My Downloads, Other... (settable)
  • Download Manager
    • Show Download Manager window when downloads begin Y/N
    • Close the Download Manager when all downloads are complete Y/N
  • File Types
    • Automatically perform the associated action with each of hte following file types: empty list

Download Manager Screenshots

Firefox 2

Downloads-Firefox.png

Camino

Downloads-Camino.png

Flock

Downloads-Flock.png

iCab

Downloads-iCab.png

IE7

Downloads-IE7.png

Maxthon

Downloads-Maxthon.png

Netscape

Downloads-Netscape.png

OmniWeb

Downloads-OmniWeb.png

Opera

Downloads-Opera.png

Safari

Downloads-Safari.png

SeaMonkey

Downloads-SeaMonkey-Manager.png

Downloads-SeaMonkey.png

Shiira

Downloads-Shiira-Panel.png

Downloads-Shiira-Shelf.png

Additional features