Re: Complicated question re: saving files

Rick Engebretson <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.user-groups.linux.tclug
Message-ID <[email protected]>
I can also suggest the KDE browser Konqueror. But like all of KDE, a 
little over-powering. IIRC, it also opens a file browser for saving 
files to wherever. Sometimes the double mouse click GTK browser 
Seamonkey just gives me more time to think than the single mouse click KDE.

Rick Engebretson wrote:
> IIRC, Firefox browser isn't helpful telling you where your file is being
> saved, if I understand the issue.
>
> I mostly use the browser SeaMonkey, and it allows me to put the download
> file wherever I choose. Very nice browser. My online bank doesn't like
> it, but my credit card does, some videos don't do great, but ebay is
> great. I'm happy with it.
>
>
> o1bigtenor wrote:
>> On Mon, Dec 14, 2020 at 4:34 PM Rick Engebretson <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Just a quick possibility. When your download manager asks what to name
>>> the new saved file you might append the browser URL to the suggested
>>> name. I don't know how a CLI gets involved. The XWindow selection method
>>> works for browser URLs, but the cut and paste buffer does too.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> If I were wanting the 'name' or the 'name of the file' this would be
>> useful.
>> What I would really like is the location where the 'file' is being
>> 'interred' (grin!).
>>
>> Thanks for the ideas!
>>
>> Regards
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