[KLUG Members] Help! Konqueror driving me nuts

Adam Tauno Williams members@kalamazoolinux.org
Mon, 10 May 2004 12:28:11 -0400


> I've noticed that when I go to Sourceforge and go to download a file.tgz
> for something, the download will start automatically. This is fine, but
> it seems Konqueror now auto  downloads the file and shows me the
> contents. Not only does it not ask me if I want to download it, or ask
> me where I want to save it, I can't even find an icon or menu selection
> to save the archive. It only seems to let me extract the contents.
> Konqueror has picked up the same nasty habit of bundling a file explorer
> with a web browser and it is driving me nuts. 
> Please, is there a way to turn this off??  

In GNOME browsers there is "Save Link As..." which does a traditional
file widget save, and a "Download" which downloads to a folder on the
desktop and does a mime-type appropriate open.  I'd assume similair
functionality is on the Konq menu somewhere.