[development] Browser settings not respected when files are private
Darren Oh
darrenoh at sidepotsinternational.com
Fri Nov 17 01:27:28 UTC 2006
http://drupal.org/node/61528
Ever since it was released, the upload module has added a Content-
Disposition header when the files are set to private. Browsers that
understand this header use it to determine whether to download the
file or display it in a browser window.
Users find it confusing when their browsers don't behave
consistently. For example, PDF files display in a browser window when
files are set to public (no Content-Disposition header), but they
have to be saved if files are set to private (Drupal adds a "Content-
Disposition: attachment" header).
Why don't we leave off this header so files can be handled
consistently according to the settings users have made in their
browsers?
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