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Download file to open in new window
Posted: 16 Feb 2009, 02:33
by Veronika
Hi;
I am would like to open a new window (or at least tab) for the download file, but cannot find where to do it!
BTW Excellent product!
Thank you.

Re: Download file to open in new window
Posted: 17 Feb 2009, 22:18
by Jan
Hi, sorry, I don't understand, if you click on download, no window will be opened, but only the download manager popup ?
Re: Download file to open in new window
Posted: 25 Feb 2009, 21:53
by Veronika
I have a menu which indicates in 'Parameters Component' - External Download Link = Blank
I have the same indicated on the articles that are located in the phocadownload folder
When you go to the menu, select "Download PDFs" it gives you a page indicating the Section(s) with the Categories. When you click on a category, it gives you a list of articles.
When you click on the article name (or on the download icon) it open in the same window/tab.
I would like it to open in a new tab/window so that the visitor will not loose the place they were in.
Hope this make sense.
Using Joomla 1.5.9 and com_phocadownload _v1.0.6_beta
Dekuji
Veronika
Re: Download file to open in new window
Posted: 26 Feb 2009, 21:43
by Jan
Hi, if you click on some file, then no window or tab should be opened, see e.g.:
https://www.phoca.cz/download/category/4 ... -component
Jan
Re: Download file to open in new window
Posted: 27 Feb 2009, 00:37
by Veronika
But I have a check mark for Direct Link:
http://www.skygardencondo.com/reading-f ... nservation
and when they click on the link, they leave the site as PDF takes over the whole page. I would like the PDF to open inside joomla.
Tx
Veronika
Re: Download file to open in new window
Posted: 27 Feb 2009, 19:46
by Jan
Hi, now I understand...
If you use direct link to some file, then there don't work rules of your site but rules of site where the link goes... so if you will use direct link into some other site, this site needs to have some behaviours to not display PDF files but give them to download...
see e.g.:
https://www.phoca.cz/download/category/1 ... -component
There are direct links to joomlacode.org... joomlacode.org gives the files to the browser for downloading so everything is ok. But if it does not, then files will be not downloaded
If you want to give PDF files for downloading:
- you need to have this files on your site, so Phoca Download rules work
- or you can use direct link to some other site but this site needs to support downloading PDFs
Jan
Re: Download file to open in new window
Posted: 27 Feb 2009, 22:06
by Veronika
But these 8 PDF files are in my website in a folder phocadownload...
Veronika
Re: Download file to open in new window
Posted: 06 Mar 2009, 23:08
by Veronika
Veronika wrote:But these 8 PDF files are in my website in a folder phocadownload...
Veronika
Any suggestions??
tx
Veronika
Re: Download file to open in new window
Posted: 08 Mar 2009, 12:05
by Jan
Hi, please let me know the site, where the links are displayed...
If you will use direct link, then no Phoca Download rules are applied... so the direct link is the same as link to other site... it means that the direct link links direct to the file without any Phoca Download function... if it is not direct, then it links to Phoca Download function which tells the browser that it should give the file for the download...
Jan
Re: Download file to open in new window
Posted: 08 Mar 2009, 23:44
by Veronika
Test site at:
http://shevchenko.comyr.com/pdfs-downloads
I have Phoca global set-up: External Download Link : Blank
I have a tick on each page for Direct Link
tx
Veronika
P.S.
I was attempting to include JosDewPlayer plugin on the download page, but it would not take. Should it work there as on other article pages?