Ann: what's up?(Xcontrolsbrowser) NO, what's up?

[MisterX]

Thanks Scott! 

That option-click reflex didn't occur to my pc minded and
Mac deprived soul!

I can run runRev and Richard Burns Rally only on a PC ;(

Maybe the mac monkey control panel works? Hey, it's free too!

The best things in life are for free!

X
http://monsieurx.com - free open source nitrous for RAD
Learn to fly in a Z3 coupe over Spa - free videos!

/.'s ": There are no winners in life, only survivors

Oh `my!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com 
> [mailto:use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of 
> Scott Rossi
> Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 11:21
> To: How to use Revolution
> Subject: Re: Ann: what's up?(Xcontrolsbrowser)
> 
> Recently, xbury.cs at clearstream.com wrote:
> 
> >> Download link from safari gives rev code in Browser.
> >> 
> >> A simple zip compression should solve this problem for 
> 99.9% of all 
> >> browsers.
> 
> > rev or zip, there should be no difference in downloading...
> > 
> > Do you have the same problem with this zipped download?
> > 
> > http://monsieurx.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=getit&lid=60
> > 
> > Seems Safari is not really up with today's technology! Try 
> to save the 
> > link target as... Surely Safari can do this!
> > 
> > Your mimes should be fixed and this is not the first time I 
> hear the 
> > problem - only from Mac/Safari users!
> > 
> > If it works in Netscape, IE, Avantbrowser, discretebrowser, 
> it should 
> > work in Safari shouldn't it? ;)
> 
> Historically, delivery of stacks on the Web almost always 
> resulted in stack code being displayed in the browser since 
> browsers read .mc and .rev files as text.  Currently, some 
> browsers will automatically download the file regardless of 
> the file suffix/missing mime type, but this behavior is not 
> consistent.  A quick test here shows Safari and IE5 display 
> code; Netscape and Mozilla ask what you want to do with the 
> file; Opera automatically downloads.
> 
> It is actually quite easy to option-click links in Safari/IE 
> to acquire files, though providing a ZIP might be considered 
> more universally accessible.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Scott Rossi
> Creative Director
> Tactile Media, Development & Design
> -----
> E: scott at tactilemedia.com
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