Posted by Paul Jones on 10/20/06 23:27

tcremer@gmail.com wrote:
> As far as I know, there isn't a way to invoke the Save As dialog box
> via JavaScript or by using other client side browser techniques. If you
> really want to do this, it's easiest done server side via a script of
> some sort.

I accept this.

> But as mentioned previously, consider your end user... People have a
> certain expectation of what will happen when left clicking on links,
> regardless of what lives behind those links. Instead of trying to
> reinvent the wheel so to speak, would it be possible to reinvent your
> page and the MP3 links? A simple "Left click the file to open, Right
> click the file to save" would make your life lots easier and your
> visitor's as well.

Just because this is the way everybody has to do this because of
browser limitations doesn't mean that it's the best way. Out of
interest, nobody in the band had any problem using the page the way
I've designed it. Two clicks, invoking previous knowledge, has to be
worse that one click that requires no knowledge of browser limitations.

Paul

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