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Richard Newsum
Apr 11, 2013, 10:59:41 PM4/11/13
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I am happy that FF 'remembers' where I like to put my downloaded files
(usually in my \download\ folder) so that I don't have to work my way around
the folder tree every time.
I think it would be an improvement if I could also choose a default folder
from which I upload files to websites such as Facebook and exercise logging
sites. I find it quite irritating that the file upload dialog always starts
at the 'desktop' from which it takes several clicks to reach the file to be
uploaded.
In short: I want to be able to choose the defauilt folder for file uploads.
Are any FF developers reading this? Do you think that's a reasonable request?
R.
(usually in my \download\ folder) so that I don't have to work my way around
the folder tree every time.
I think it would be an improvement if I could also choose a default folder
from which I upload files to websites such as Facebook and exercise logging
sites. I find it quite irritating that the file upload dialog always starts
at the 'desktop' from which it takes several clicks to reach the file to be
uploaded.
In short: I want to be able to choose the defauilt folder for file uploads.
Are any FF developers reading this? Do you think that's a reasonable request?
R.
Neil
Apr 12, 2013, 4:45:45 AM4/12/13
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Richard Newsum wrote:
> I am happy that FF 'remembers' where I like to put my downloaded files
> (usually in my \download\ folder) so that I don't have to work my way
> around the folder tree every time.
>
> I think it would be an improvement if I could also choose a default
> folder from which I upload files to websites such as Facebook and
> exercise logging sites. I find it quite irritating that the file
> upload dialog always starts at the 'desktop' from which it takes
> several clicks to reach the file to be uploaded.
>
> In short: I want to be able to choose the default folder for file
> I am happy that FF 'remembers' where I like to put my downloaded files
> (usually in my \download\ folder) so that I don't have to work my way
> around the folder tree every time.
>
> I think it would be an improvement if I could also choose a default
> folder from which I upload files to websites such as Facebook and
> exercise logging sites. I find it quite irritating that the file
> upload dialog always starts at the 'desktop' from which it takes
> several clicks to reach the file to be uploaded.
>
> uploads.
As far as I can tell, this is supposed to work already. See
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=524408
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Richard Newsum
Apr 13, 2013, 11:05:50 PM4/13/13
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Neil wrote:
>
> Richard Newsum wrote:
>> According to that discussion, yes, it's suppposed to work already, and
>> even better than I described. But FF19.0.2 (on W7) isn't working that
>> way here!
>
> Well, that is strange. Maybe you accidentally turned the feature off.
> Can you try it out in a new profile?
> http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-and-diagnose-firefox-problems#w_7-make-a-new-profile
> (Or maybe one of the other solutions listed there will help you.)
>
Thanks, Neil. Yes, with a new profile it does work as described in that
Bugzilla thread.
Now, apparently there's a way to disable that nice behaviour, as I seem to
have done just that, so I would presume there's a way to re-enable it. Can
anyone help me find it? I've looked in the Options and in about:config but
found nothing.
>
> Richard Newsum wrote:
>> even better than I described. But FF19.0.2 (on W7) isn't working that
>> way here!
>
> Well, that is strange. Maybe you accidentally turned the feature off.
> Can you try it out in a new profile?
> http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-and-diagnose-firefox-problems#w_7-make-a-new-profile
> (Or maybe one of the other solutions listed there will help you.)
>
Thanks, Neil. Yes, with a new profile it does work as described in that
Bugzilla thread.
Now, apparently there's a way to disable that nice behaviour, as I seem to
have done just that, so I would presume there's a way to re-enable it. Can
anyone help me find it? I've looked in the Options and in about:config but
found nothing.
Neil
Apr 15, 2013, 4:25:45 AM4/15/13
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Richard Newsum wrote:
> Yes, with a new profile it does work as described in that Bugzilla
> thread.
>
> Now, apparently there's a way to disable that nice behaviour, as I
> seem to have done just that, so I would presume there's a way to
> re-enable it. Can anyone help me find it? I've looked in the Options
> and in about:config but found nothing.
I don't know of an option to disable it, so for troubleshooting, I
> Yes, with a new profile it does work as described in that Bugzilla
> thread.
>
> Now, apparently there's a way to disable that nice behaviour, as I
> seem to have done just that, so I would presume there's a way to
> re-enable it. Can anyone help me find it? I've looked in the Options
> and in about:config but found nothing.
suggest the following:
* Open two pages with upload widgets in different tabs or windows.
Pick a file from each widget in separate folders, then switch back
and see whether the first widget remembers its folder.
* Install the Tahoe Data Manager and filter on content preferences
to see whether the preference is getting saved.
* Maybe something is deleting the preference (an extension, or Clear
Private Data).
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