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On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 14:12:34 -0500 (EST), John Wells
<jb at sourceillustrated.com> wrote:
> Guys,
> 
> I've been using firefox on linux for years now, but have recently been
> experiencing an odd problem.  If I click on a link to download a pdf or
> other file, the OK button is grayed out, and it never becomes enabled.
> This is the case regardless of whether I choose "Open with..." or "Save
> as".  The only way I can successfully download the file is by
> right-clicking the link and choosing "Save link target as".
> 
> Anyone know what's up with this?  I believe firefox grays out the box
> while downloading in the background (this seems to be the behavior on
> Windows)...apparently it thinks the download didn't complete?
> 
> Any insight you can provide is appreciated.  This is on a number of
> different distros (Fedora, Ubuntu, and UserLinux).
> 
> John
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thanks, 
 - Dave


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