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| From | chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.apps, uk.comp.sys.mac |
| Subject | Re: Download progress bar? |
| Date | 2014-02-04 13:38 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <lcqqgf$pfb$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <do_ray_me-306C0F.11095904022014@news.albasani.net> <lcpiai$7uv$1@news.albasani.net> <do_ray_me-CE40D2.20225104022014@news.albasani.net> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On 04/02/2014 09:22, dorayme wrote: > In article <lcpiai$7uv$1@news.albasani.net>, > AV3 <arvimide@earthlink.net> wrote: > >> On Feb/3/2014 7:1001 PM, dorayme wrote: >>> At a URL like >>> >>> <http://davidharvey.org/2008/06/marxs-capital-class-02/> >>> >>> using Firefox, one can download an Audio MP3 to a user made folder >>> (desktop/podcasts) on one's Snow Leopard Mac. >>> >>> I found a way to know if anything at all is happening by looking at >>> the destination folder and seeing the file preview (in Column View) >>> flash on and off! When it stops, it is maybe downloaded completely. At >>> least opening in QT and dragging the play progress bar to the end >>> confirms it is all there on the Mac. >>> >>> Anyone know how to get download progress indicator showing it going >>> along and calculating the time remaining? >>> >> >> From the Download window, the second item from the top in the "Tools" >> menu, or Commandj. Once opened, you can arrange it to show as little or >> as much as you want to see. > > Thank you *very much* AV3, I should not have missed this (I mainly use > Safari to do this sort of thing). On mine, btw, it is the topmost item > under Tools. What version of FF do you have? Do you not have the downloads button on your tool bar? For a while now, as soon as you click a download an animation highlights a downward pointing arrow on the tool bar. This arrow then changes into a mini progress bar - you can click it get more detail. Ah, it looks like it's been around since version 20 - April last year: http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57577412-285/getting-to-know-the-new-firefox-download-manager/
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Download progress bar? dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-02-04 11:10 +1100
Re: Download progress bar? Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2014-02-04 00:20 +0000
Re: Download progress bar? dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-02-04 11:39 +1100
Re: Download progress bar? AV3 <arvimide@earthlink.net> - 2014-02-03 21:12 -0500
Re: Download progress bar? dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-02-04 20:22 +1100
Re: Download progress bar? chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2014-02-04 13:38 +0000
Re: Download progress bar? dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-02-05 05:36 +1100
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