Cannot save image from a webpage
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I am generating weather previews ("Sounding maps") via the website https://www.ready.noaa.gov/READYcmet.php
It generates a series of gif images that are played via some JavaScript code.
If I right-click and select 'Save image', I get the standard filebrowser dialog, with the image name preselected, and can select place and name where to save the file.
Just, it does not get saved when I press 'Save' (or just Enter). No error message either. There's just no file. Also not in a different place (did a 'find').If I right-click, select 'Open image in new tab' I get a new tab that just displays that one image, and using the same 'right-click, Save image' procedure will save the image.
Somewhat puzzled....This is 5.6.2839.3 (Official Build) snapshot (64-bit) on Linux (openSUSE Tumbleweed)
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@Der_Pit Hi, please give a direct URL or step-by-step guide how to generate such an image.
My guess is the generated image is served over "insecure" http and so the browser refuses to download unless opened in a new tab. I doubt this is limited to Vivaldi though. Will have to be tested.
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@Pathduck Thanks for the quick response!
I just checked the source of the page, there's indeed some links that only use http, but if I open it with developer tools, the link to the image is https. But now that you mention it, I remember I had such a case before.Direct link won't work, as it is behind some captcha
To reproduce:- Go to https://www.ready.noaa.gov/READYcmet.php
- Enter some coordinates (I use 28.59 / -17.9) and 'Continue'
- Sounding -> Choose first set, 'Go'
- 'Next' (will use latest data)
- Select Animation: Javascript, maybe reduce the Duration to 12h
- Enter the captcha code and press 'Get Sounding'
It will automatically loop through the images a few times. Now right-click on the displayed image, and try to save it.
For reference, I've just repeated this with Firefox (the only other browser installed here, though I don't use it), and there saving works. So it might be Chrome-specific(?)
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@Der_Pit Strange issue - I get different results depending on if I choose "Save link as..." or "Image > Save Image As...", the latter giving a network error
Both the image and the link points to the same GIF. Only difference is the link has a
target="_blank"indicating it will open in a new tab.I get the same error in Chrome 107 and Opera 93, so not a Vivaldi issue. Firefox seems to work as expected though.
Try clicking "Restart download" on the failed downloads and it should finish.
BTW I love how the site still has Flash as an option even when no modern browsers support it
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@Pathduck Thanks for the confirmation. So I'll just live with the open-separate-and-save. I don't need it too often...
BTW I love how the site still has Flash as an option even when no modern browsers support it
Yes, it's a quite old page. Clear advantage, I can use it almost blindly, without having to adapt to 'user experience improvements' several times a year
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Or, from the Downloads panel, just restart the failed download.
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Or - a little know feature in most browsers - Alt+Click the image to trigger the download directly.
Or - since Vivaldi has the most excellent Spatial Navigation feature:
- Use Shift+Arrows to navigate to the image
- Press Enter to open in a new tab
- Ctrl+S to save
- Ctrl+W to close tab
No need to touch that dirty
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@yojimbo274064400 said in Cannot save image from a webpage:
Or, from the Downloads panel, just restart the failed download.
Cool.
I had not even noticed that it does indeed leave an entry there, with a resume button....
