Download file as default action of browser

[Isaac.PEG]

I am attempting to use Trac to manage undergraduate curriculum, and would like to be able to download a file from the repository by clicking on the file name in the browser. This could be a server setting, or perhaps a checkbox on the browser page the user must choose.

I believe this feature could extend the usability of Trac to many non-coding projects, where the primary file type in the repository is binary. (e.g. ~95% of our files are either MS Word documents or Adobe Illustrator images.)

It would also alleviate some of the adoption issues involved: it's easier for many people to think of the Trac browser as simply browsing a file server, rather than be worrying about all the nuances of a versioned repository.

[eblot]

Replying to Isaac.PEG:

It would also alleviate some of the adoption issues involved: it's easier for many people to think of the Trac browser as simply browsing a file server, rather than be worrying about all the nuances of a versioned repository.

IMHO, Trac is first aimed at developers, maybe a less specialized tool would better fit your need.

[markus.einsle@…]

Replying to eblot:

Replying to Isaac.PEG:

It would also alleviate some of the adoption issues involved: it's easier for many people to think of the Trac browser as simply browsing a file server, rather than be worrying about all the nuances of a versioned repository.

IMHO, Trac is first aimed at developers, maybe a less specialized tool would better fit your need.

What about providing an additional download link for each file? This could easily be done by modifying the file icon besides each file displayed: clicking the file name enters viewing mode (as before), clicking the file icon operates as a download button.

[mynameisgoor]

You are not right.

[Isaac.PEG]

Replying to mynameisgoor:

You are not right.

I'm not sure why you decided to make this unsupported claim after months of inactivity, but I have since given up on this idea because it seems no one else in this community believes this functionality would be useful.