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[Bug 1491279] [NEW] Save image/file doesn’t actually download the file on desktop

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From: Olivier Tilloy <olivier.tilloy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 2015 08:05:06 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 1491279 <1491279@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Public bug reported:

With recent versions of webbrowser-app (starting from
0.23+15.10.20150827.3-0ubuntu1), there are now contextual actions to
save an image or a file. On mobile devices this feeds the URL to the
download manager, which handles the actual download.

On desktop, the ubuntu download manager is currently not available, so
this defaults to calling Qt.openUrlExternally(request.url) (see
http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~phablet-team/webbrowser-
app/trunk/view/head:/src/app/WebViewImpl.qml#L81).

As a consequence, the file/image is opened/download in the default
browser.

The browser should explicitly depend on the ubuntu download manager, and
use it to download files on desktop as well.

As a prerequisite, ubuntu-download-manager needs to be included in main
(see bug #1488425).

** Affects: webbrowser-app (Ubuntu)
     Importance: High
     Assignee: Olivier Tilloy (osomon)
         Status: Triaged

** Changed in: webbrowser-app (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Changed in: webbrowser-app (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => High

** Changed in: webbrowser-app (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Olivier Tilloy (osomon)

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1491279

Title:
  Save image/file doesn’t actually download the file on desktop

Status in webbrowser-app package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  With recent versions of webbrowser-app (starting from
  0.23+15.10.20150827.3-0ubuntu1), there are now contextual actions to
  save an image or a file. On mobile devices this feeds the URL to the
  download manager, which handles the actual download.

  On desktop, the ubuntu download manager is currently not available, so
  this defaults to calling Qt.openUrlExternally(request.url) (see
  http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~phablet-team/webbrowser-
  app/trunk/view/head:/src/app/WebViewImpl.qml#L81).

  As a consequence, the file/image is opened/download in the default
  browser.

  The browser should explicitly depend on the ubuntu download manager,
  and use it to download files on desktop as well.

  As a prerequisite, ubuntu-download-manager needs to be included in
  main (see bug #1488425).

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