[REQ]: Warn on close, if downloading

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her34
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[REQ]: Warn on close, if downloading

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A warning should popup if user tries to close browser while a download is ongoing
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Re: [REQ]: Warn on close, if downloading

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The downloads window should appear minimized on the Task bar if the main browser window is closed, so that the file download continues even though you closed the browser.



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her34
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[REQ]: Warn on close, if downloading

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the-edmeister wrote:The downloads window should appear minimized on the Task bar if the main browser window is closed, so that the file download continues even though you closed the browser.


the point benefit of the warning box would be to keep the browser open, not just keep the download alive
Last edited by Dartman on May 30th, 2009, 8:57 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: I split this post due to a mistake on my part. Reattaching to original thread.
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