allowing users to save .torrent files via `Save Link As`
See original GitHub issueDescription
Currently the only way to save a .torrent
file is by clicking on the download link, which will open a new tab and load webtorrent
where you can click on Save Torrent File
, which is annoying. Users should have the ability to download the .torrent
file via the context menu without needed to go through webtorrent
.
There’s currently no way of disabling webtorrent
either so it’s currently a pain if you’re using another application for torrents.
Steps to Reproduce
- open https://webtorrent.io/ in a new tab
- right click on
sintel.torrent
and selectSave Link As..
Actual result:
You’ll notice that instead of download the .torrent
file, brave downloads the HTML Text
link.
Expected result:
Should be able to download the .torrent
file via Save Link As..
as other browsers.
Reproduces how often:
100% reproducible using the above STR.
Brave version (chrome://version info)
Brave | 0.55.11 Chromium: 70.0.3538.35 (Official Build) beta(64-bit) |
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Revision | 28dcb499844fa40c28d5f62e337876cb936f79f5-refs/branch-heads/3538@{#678} |
OS | Mac OS X |
Reproducible on current release:
- Does it reproduce on brave-browser dev/beta builds?
Yes, reproducible with the following builds/channels:
Brave | 0.55.11 Chromium: 70.0.3538.35 (Official Build) beta(64-bit) |
---|---|
Revision | 28dcb499844fa40c28d5f62e337876cb936f79f5-refs/branch-heads/3538@{#678} |
OS | Mac OS X |
Brave | 0.56.2 Chromium: 70.0.3538.35 (Official Build) dev (64-bit) |
---|---|
Revision | 28dcb499844fa40c28d5f62e337876cb936f79f5-refs/branch-heads/3538@{#678} |
OS | Mac OS X |
- Does it reproduce on browser-laptop?
Nope, Save Link As..
on .torrent
links doesn’t seem to be working at all under 0.24.0
.
Issue Analytics
- State:
- Created 5 years ago
- Reactions:5
- Comments:7 (2 by maintainers)
Top GitHub Comments
+1 This is extremely annoying. I love that Brave has the torrent features built in, but I don’t want to use them on my seed box. I don’t want to go through all those extra clicks each time. I just want it to download and open the torrent file instantly like Chrome does. Feels like a step backwards if we can’t disable / bypass the torrent features.
@feross agreed that it’s not terrible and shouldn’t block the
0.69.x
release 👍I’m going to create a follow up issue and label this one asQA/No
for the0.69.x
release. This way it will be a lot cleaner and easier to follow rather than opening this issue and having several PR’s that landed in different releases referenced.