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Gualtier Malde

2007-05-12, 7:12 pm

I would like to find another group of this quality where I can post questions about the rudiments of
web development. For example, presently I want to know how to put a link on a web page which will
cause a .pdf file to be downloaded. So far the places I've looked haven't addressed that.

I'll be grateful for a suggestion of a public NG for that.
Captain Infinity

2007-05-12, 7:12 pm

Once Upon A Time Gualtier Malde wrote:

>I would like to find another group of this quality where
>I can post questions about the rudiments of
>web development. For example, presently I want to know
>how to put a link on a web page which will
>cause a .pdf file to be downloaded. So far the places
>I've looked haven't addressed that.


Same as any link to an HTML page except that it points to a .pdf instead
of a .htm. You can't control whether it will be downloaded, opened in
the browser, or opened in Adobe; that's all controlled by the user's
browser settings.


**
Captain Infinity
Gualtier Malde

2007-05-12, 7:12 pm

Captain Infinity wrote:
> Once Upon A Time Gualtier Malde wrote:
>
>
> Same as any link to an HTML page except that it points to a .pdf instead
> of a .htm. You can't control whether it will be downloaded, opened in
> the browser, or opened in Adobe; that's all controlled by the user's
> browser settings.
>
>
> **
> Captain Infinity

I thought that but when I put up a test page and clicked it from the site I got jumbled
alphanumerics. Didn't think that my browser (FF) might not be set right because I download other
..pdf files all the time. I'll go back and check. = Thanks.

Quivis

2007-05-12, 7:12 pm

On 12 maj 2007, Gualtier Malde<valacapt@yahoo.com>, had the
following to say to the folks in alt.fan.mozilla:

> I would like to find another group of this quality where I can
> post questions about the rudiments of web development. For [...]


I don't know of any groups where such topics are discussed. I would
instead suggest: http://www.w3schools.com/default.asp
--
Quivis
Doug G

2007-05-12, 7:12 pm

Gualtier Malde wrote:
> I would like to find another group of this quality where I can post
> questions about the rudiments of web development. For example,
> presently I want to know how to put a link on a web page which will
> cause a .pdf file to be downloaded. So far the places I've looked
> haven't addressed that.
>
> I'll be grateful for a suggestion of a public NG for that.


news://news.mozilla.org:119/mozilla.test.multimedia
Lukan

2007-05-13, 1:13 am

Quivis wrote:
> On 12 maj 2007, Gualtier Malde<valacapt@yahoo.com>, had the
> following to say to the folks in alt.fan.mozilla:
>
>
> I don't know of any groups where such topics are discussed. I would
> instead suggest: http://www.w3schools.com/default.asp


alt.html ?
Alan Illeman

2007-05-13, 1:13 am

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Ed Mullen

2007-05-13, 1:13 am

Gualtier Malde wrote:
> Captain Infinity wrote:
> I thought that but when I put up a test page and clicked it from the
> site I got jumbled alphanumerics. Didn't think that my browser (FF)
> might not be set right because I download other .pdf files all the
> time. I'll go back and check. = Thanks.
>


Most likely cause is that the site's server is sending the wrong MIME
type to Firefox. If it tells FF that the file is, for instance, a text
file, FF will believe the site's server and render it as text.

--
Ed Mullen
http://edmullen.net
http://mozilla.edmullen.net
http://abington.edmullen.net
Ed Mullen

2007-05-13, 1:13 am

Lukan wrote:
> Quivis wrote:
>
> alt.html ?


Not unless you want the OP to get flamed to death. alt.html is not a
place for the neophyte unless he is a masochist.

--
Ed Mullen
http://edmullen.net
http://mozilla.edmullen.net
http://abington.edmullen.net
Gualtier Malde

2007-05-13, 7:12 pm

Thank you all for the advice and links. This will keep me busy for some time.

Chuck

Gualtier Malde wrote:
> I would like to find another group of this quality where I can post
> questions about the rudiments of web development. For example,
> presently I want to know how to put a link on a web page which will
> cause a .pdf file to be downloaded. So far the places I've looked
> haven't addressed that.
>
> I'll be grateful for a suggestion of a public NG for that.

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