Saving an image/link with one click

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Galeon 1.2.x was able to save a link with a shift-click and an image with a=
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ctrl-click.

Galeon 1.3.x has modified this approach, with IMHO worse results. Bugs #103=
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and #130135 indicate that the ctrl-click and shift-click functionalities ha=
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been intentionally merged into a single shift-click feature. This is fine=20
when links and graphics are mutually exclusive, but what is the expected=20
behaviour when an image *is* a link? In this case, Galeon decided to save t=
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link instead. The two features conflict with each other, and here the defau=
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behaviour is not clear at all.

I think the best solution would be to revert back to the Galeon 1.2.x=20
behaviour. Saving links and images are *not* the same thing, and giving the=
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two features the same key/mouse binding only creates confusion and degrades=
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usability.

Another inconsistency and usability lapse lies in the prompting for a save=
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location. Shift-clicking on a link does not bring up such a prompt (the fil=
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is instantly downloaded and saved), but shift-clicking on an image does.=20
Galeon 1.x did not require one to enter/verify a save location every time=20
these two features were used; instead it used a default location.

Why must one be prompted for a location every time one wants to save an ima=
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Shift-clicking (or preferably ctrl-clicking) on an image to save it is a=20
power-user feature. It should be optimised for rapid use. In its present=20
incarnation, there's little difference between this and right-clicking the=
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image and selecting "Save Image As..." (which is the method most people wou=
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use).


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