Downloads | Restore Old Behavior Adding (1)

[ghazan]

Add an option to restore the old Save file behavior

Hi,

after releasing of Vivaldi 7.0, as discussed here, many users found quite useful the old Save file/Save as behavior, when the suffix (1) was automatically added to the names of files being saved, to make them unique.

My advice is to add an option to Settings → Downloads which would restore the old naming scheme, like "Save files under unique names" or smth like that.

WMBR, George Hazan

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ModEdit: Title

[iAN CooG]

I am all about options to let users adapt to their desired behaviour instead of forcing one or the other way.
Upvoted.

[jazzie64]

same. as an image hoarder this feature was incredibly useful. especially because a lot of pasted images tend to be simply named "image.png"

[LunaSterling]

I still don't understand the reason for the change when other chromium based browsers have not made this change?

[Zalex108]

@LunaSterling said in Add an option to restore the old Save file behavior:

I still don't understand the reason for the change when other chromium based browsers have not made this change?

https://forum.vivaldi.net/topic/102268/right-click-saving-images-doesnt-automatically-put-a-1-if-its-aready-saved/24

On the other side,
Because All do the same, doesn't mean it's the right way.

[LunaSterling]

@Zalex108

And just because you do it in your special way isn't right either.

And Vivaldi does things in their own special way, which is why I stick with it.

But on this one point they are wrong.

[Zalex108]

@LunaSterling

I've explained the reason
Another question is about to change removing the option to keep an infinite 1 x n

But as always,
It's a point of view.

[Aaron]

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[CalebM]

Let me add that I agree the old behavior should be reinstated. This behavior was an enhancement when it was introduced in all browsers some years ago, so why are the developers removing an enhancement?

I intuitively knew when I upgraded to 7 that there would be problems with it. I should have known better than to upgrade. The developers are too focussed on new features, and not on making the old features work better.

[CalebM]

@Zalex108 said in Add an option to restore the old Save file behavior:

Because All do the same, doesn't mean it's the right way.

They've taken away an enhancement that people want. Please restore this feature. It is not for you as a moderator to tell the users what we should want from the program.

Oh, and while we are at it, please stop acting like a dictator (by locking and moving threads, etc.). That isn't helpful to the people who come here for help.

[Zalex108]

@CalebM said in Add an option to restore the old Save file behavior:

Oh, and while we are at it, please stop acting like a dictator (by locking and moving threads, etc.). That isn't helpful to the people who come here for help.

Hi,
Just read:
Moderation

You did not even read about the posted message explainig the reasons for Moving and Locking.

[CalebM]

There is such a thing as etiquette. If I post in the Vivaldi for Windows forum (which is where I should have posted it), you can just tell me that it is being discussed elsewhere. As a moderator, you might want to try being polite and accommodating.

Now, please return the functionality that has been removed from the program -- or get in touch with the people who will do it.

[Zalex108]

@CalebM

This is afecting the Engine, which means is a Desktop environment, not just Windows, so the right place is Desktop.

The Download Behavior is related to Vivaldi Team, not Moderators.

[CalebM]

@Zalex108 said in Add an option to restore the old Save file behavior:

@CalebM

This is afecting the Engine, which means is a Desktop environment, not just Windows, so the right place is Desktop.

The Download Behavior is related to Vivaldi Team, not Moderators.

Politeness please. How am I supposed to know it belongs in the Desktop forum? I have Vivaldi for Windows; when I have a problem with it, I will always post in the Vivaldi for Windows forum. You are being purposely obtuse.

[Zalex108]

@CalebM

To know is not expected at the beggining, but at least learn from now on how does it works.

BTW,
Already explained here about your concern.

[kieferj2103]

I agree, I save loads of images all the time, and whenever they have names like "image.jpg", I run the risk of overwriting each previous image with the next one.
Plus, a window opening with (1) is a quick way to check whether I already downloaded an image, without having to navigate my download folder and finding the image.

[sithrazer]

I created a forum account explicitly to complain about the loss of this behavior. +1 to the feature request from me.

I largely stopped using vivaldi when the context menu blew up in size to the point it required a scroll bar. I just found the helpful tips from commenters on the release announcement how to return the context menu to a reasonable size (as well as revert the floating tab-buttons). Big thank you to everyone sharing where to find those options.

It really is maddening having to dig through the options and set my configs again every time there's a UI change (I also have to keep turning form autofill/suggestions off), and infuriating to have established behavior just disabled without even an option.

[Levrini]

I also vote for a toggle option. This change not only affects "Save Link As" but also when saving images (both using "Save image as" and Ctrl+S when images are on its own tabs). This is a severe usability issue in the cases mentioned above.

Btw, another toggle for unique names when saving pages would be a nice thing too, imo.

[Materika]

I agree.
We need an option to let users choose whether or not to rename.

[DoctorG]

News! => https://forum.vivaldi.net/post/792778