Is there a way to force downloads

[Žygimantas Šalkus]

Hello, I have an issue with :download: role. Whenever I add any file that browser is able to display, e.x. json, pdf, browser displays it instead of downloading it to my computer. Is there a way to force file download, so file wouldn't be opened in a new tab?

[Komiya Takeshi]

Hi,

What version of Sphinx do you use? The latest Sphinx uses `download`
attribute to the download link in HTML5 output. So modern browsers
will start downloading the target file.

Thanks,
Takeshi KOMIYA

2020年4月24日(金) 23:45 Žygimantas Šalkus <z.sa...@gmail.com>:

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[Žygimantas Šalkus]

I am using v3, the latest stable which I got from pip.

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[Komiya Takeshi]

Hmm... it's strange. Could you try this page? This is also built by
latest release.
https://sphinx-download-example.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

If it works fine for you, I guess you browsed HTML from local
directory. Some kind of browsers does not work "download" attribute
for anchor tags on local HTML browsing. If so, please upload your
document to server and try it again.

Thanks,
Takeshi KOMIYA

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[Žygimantas Šalkus]

Yes, I browsed HTML locally. Since documentation isn't finished, I'm not eager to host it somewhere. I guess after uploading the document to the server it should work. Thanks for the help.

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[Kevin Sheppard]

You can use a local webserver (e.g., Mongoose  https://cesanta.com/binary.html) to get a local-only but realistic experience of viewing any site. 

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