Posted by Jose on 01/07/06 18:17

> (1) Not all browsers are configured to open a PDF in the browser
> window; some will launch an external application. In that case, the
> user will end up with a useless, blank extra window.

Yeah, I've seen that. But instead of the target tag, how about
a header line
"Content-disposition: Attachment" and maybe
"; filename=somefile.pdf" after that

Also, where would this header go?

> (2) Some people (as myself) often prefer to download a PDF file for
> later viewing.

That option remains if you trick-click. I would just alter the default
behavior.

Jose
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