@section31x said in HOW TO: make vivaldi open downloaded files automatically:
I don't want files opening automatically.
Nobody forces you, this functionality (if accessible, because it is already implemented) is optional and is by file type.
@section31x said:
It's probably a security risk and best to leave that option out.
The security of a program should not be at the expense of usability and comfort for the user.
In this case, moreover, this is a poor excuse. All the most popular browsers implement this function. Chromium, on which Vivaldi is based, has it.
I chose Vivaldi for its flexibility, despite its many bugs (which I trust will be solved little by little), and the freedom it allows the user. So I don't accept that such functionality is not implemented with the poor excuse of security.
Not all of us use Windows. And those who do have to be careful and/or use an antivirus.
Not allowing downloaded files to be automatically opened does not make it safer.
The management of that downloaded file is done by the operating system, not Vivaldi.
For example, .torrent files are downloaded to be opened with another program (by themselves they are useless), opening them automatically with the browser is, for me, essential.
