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Revision as of 10:24, 25 August 2012
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Read this page in detail first, because it tells what you can expect from this experimental feature.<br> | Read this page in detail first, because it tells what you can expect from this experimental feature.<br> | ||
Then feel free to share your ideas with us, with the modalities indicated below. | Then feel free to share your ideas with us, with the modalities indicated below. | ||
<div style="margin: 1em; border: 2px solid orange; padding: 1em; background-color: #FCC;">'''The feature design has changed recently, more details below.'''</div> | |||
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== RECENT CHANGES == | |||
=== The panel only displays a limited number of recent downloads === | |||
As a temporary notification area, now the panel only displays the more recently started downloads, and it doesn't obtrusively expand over the page content area anymore. | |||
=== The old Downloads window temporarily replaces the new Library window view === | |||
In the final version, the Library window will provide full download management functionality. For the moment, the old Downloads window is displayed to allow management of all the ongoing downloads. | |||
=== The Downloads toolbar button is always visible in the navigation bar === | |||
The button that opens the Downloads Panel is always visible in the navigation bar. When there are no recent downloads, the button gives access to the old Downloads window only. The button can be removed or moved to another toolbar manually, since the customization behavior is now the same as other buttons. | |||
'''Removing the button from the toolbar now disables the panel functionality.''' | |||
== KNOWN ISSUES == | == KNOWN ISSUES == | ||
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The panel is designed as a temporary notification area for downloads in the current session only. Only in-progress downloads are preserved across browsing sessions. | The panel is designed as a temporary notification area for downloads in the current session only. Only in-progress downloads are preserved across browsing sessions. | ||
For downloads made in previous browsing sessions, shown in the Library window, at present you won't be able to open the target file and go to the page from which the download started. | For downloads made in previous browsing sessions, shown in the Library window, at present you won't be able to open the target file and go to the page from which the download started. The Downloads window won't display downloads from previous sessions anymore. | ||
The data required to perform these commands is just hidden, and these commands will be available in future versions. '''See {{bug|675902}} for details.''' | The data required to perform these commands from the Library window is just hidden, and these commands will be available in future versions. '''See {{bug|675902}} for details.''' | ||
=== Very old items in the Downloads window will be cleaned up automatically === | === Very old items in the Downloads window will be cleaned up automatically === | ||
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You'll start with an empty Downloads Panel in any case, as the panel only contains temporary notifications for the session. Historical downloads will still be visible in the Library window, when you select "Show All Downloads" from the panel. | You'll start with an empty Downloads Panel in any case, as the panel only contains temporary notifications for the session. Historical downloads will still be visible in the Library window, when you select "Show All Downloads" from the panel. | ||
=== The panel should | === The panel should be empty the first time the feature is activated === | ||
When the feature is used for the first time, the panel should be empty, except for active downloads. Sometimes you can see all the downloads from the old Downloads window instead. '''See {{bug|746756}} for details.''' | When the feature is used for the first time, the panel should be empty, except for active downloads. Sometimes you can see all the downloads from the old Downloads window instead. '''See {{bug|746756}} for details.''' | ||
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