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Subject: Re: Is there a way of getting PDFs to open without saving?
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From: Jess <phantasm_39@hotmail.com>
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In message <mpro.m1swyv057vrdc01jn.news@stevefryatt.org.uk>
          Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> wrote:

> Sadly not.  They're in Scrap, but since Wimp$Scrap is just a single file,
> multiple downloads require NetSurf to allocate its own temporary files
> within its own Scrap sub-directory.

> The system knows nothing about them.  This is a common problem on RISC OS.

Couldn't NS just attempt to clear the folder on shutdown and start up? 
(Or doesn't the reader lock the file).

If it does, couldn't it just treat it in a similar manner to cached 
html pages?

My scrap is in RAM so it wouldn't trouble me.

-- 
Jess                   Iyonix