WUI: the Upload results page should have both view and download links #1551

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tahoe-lafs · 2011-09-30T04:46:42Z

davidsarah commented

2011-09-30 04:46:42 +00:00

The Download link on the WUI results page causes a browser to download the file rather than view it. This is fine, but there should also be a view link.

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zooko commented

2011-09-30 17:09:39 +00:00

I like the idea, but I'm not sure how to accomplish it.

Immutable uploads don't include metadata about the file type, not even a filename whose extension provides a hint. Therefore we can't really tell the browser what to do with the file other than download it as type "application/octet-stream".

Perhaps the immutable upload could accept a filename as well and construct a url of the form /file/$IMMCAP/@@named=/$FILENAME.

See also #827, #277, and #307.

I like the idea, but I'm not sure how to accomplish it. Immutable uploads don't include metadata about the file type, not even a filename whose extension provides a hint. Therefore we can't really tell the browser what to do with the file other than download it as type "application/octet-stream". Perhaps the immutable upload could accept a filename as well and construct a url of the form `/file/$IMMCAP/@@named=/$FILENAME`. See also #827, #277, and #307.