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There is an aspect, I would say BASIC for a modern internet browser, in which Firefox and even IE have long since overtaken Chrome / Chromium. Yes, you read that right: Chrome / Chromium is not perfect. It turns out that, at least until version 7.0 which is in the official Ubuntu repositories, Chromium does not have the ability to open files, only download them (and then open them anyway). |
This is a functionality that Chrome / Chromium users have been complaining for a long time. All other internet browsers have the option to open or download pdf, zip, rar, .torrent files, etc. In Chrome / Chromium, on the other hand, we must first download the file and then, in any case, open it.
This seems like a good option that evades the hidden download in temporary folders and others and leaves the responsibility of choosing the program with which to open the file to the operating system. However, the ability to open a file without formally downloading it (although in reality you always download it only to a temporary folder) avoids the need to later have to delete it by hand or open it by hand. That is, it allows you to skip several steps, making the lives of users more pleasant and productive.
But, this post is not to criticize Chrome / Chromium. In any case to revalue Firefox in all that it has good and positive.
On the other hand, the reason why I sat down to write these lines is another ...
Lately, I use Chromium a lot and never realized that it does not allow you to simply Open a file with the program of my choice, which has been possible for a long time with Firefox. In particular, I would have been interested to be able to do it with the .torrent files. Yes, I'm sick of taking them down, then having to open them one by one, and finally having to erase them by hand.
Does the solution to my problems? Well one solution is to open them with Transmission (the default torrent client in Ubuntu) and go to Edit> Preferences and enable the option Move .torrent file to trash. This, however, would only delete the .torrent file automatically, but it would not open Transmission when downloading the file or add the torrents automatically. To achieve the latter, however, we can instruct Transmission to automatically add all torrent files that are hosted in a certain folder. To do this, you have to go to Edit> Preferences and enable the option Add torrents automatically from and choose a folder.
Once all that is done, all you have to do is download all the torrent files with Chromium in the same folder (the one that Transmission monitors). Once all the torrent files have been downloaded, just open Transmission. Once opened, all .torrents will be downloaded and new ones will be added as we download them with Chromium in the folder under monitoring.
How to achieve this same in Deluge? Well i opened Deluge> Edit> Preferences> Downloads and select the option Auto add torrents from and I chose the folder to monitor. All .torrents files hosted in that folder will be automatically deleted once added to the download list. In short, we will obtain the same result as with Transmission.
One color fact that I found interesting to share is that the next version 1.4 of Deluge will incorporate the option of sending .torrent files that are added manually to the trash, that is, by double clicking on them and opening them with Deluge. For now, even version 3.1 (newer than 3.0 included in the official Ubuntu repositories), does not have this option that already works wonders in Transmission. 🙁
firefox rlz!
I am not that skilled in this of browser applications but the other time I was recommended to install SRWare Iron which apparently is based on Chrominum and zero problems ... when I download a file below a bar appears and from there they can be opened ...
Greetings to all!
VIVA FIREFOX !!!
I have been a loyal user for years, and I must say that it is much friendlier and more functional than any other browser, in addition, it is one of the most loyal to its users ..
Greetings!
Get ready for F4 because it comes with everything !!
There is an option that says to open automatically at the end of the download, if you have the transmission associated with the torrents, as soon as the download finishes, in whatever directory, the file will open transmission where you will only have to give it to accept to start the torrent download.
I have used all browsers for years, but in reality the times I use to open the file are counted by hand, I prefer to have it in view in case I absentmindedly press close 😛
I use QBIT torrent, and its torrent search engine is better than doing it on the web, it is also very fast, unfortunately it uses a lot of CPU in P4 or my Athlon 3800+, that if having the variable CPU frequency between 1 and 2400 Ghz, leave it at 1, it won't be so much on modern computers either.
I use FF as my default browser and it is true that it is more complete than Chromium, and any extra functions that are needed can be added with extensions (with Chromium you can also, but I feel that Chromium is slower with 10 extensions than FF with 10) .
The great advantage of FF is that clean you already have everything you need to surf the web, which with Chromium takes a couple of minutes to add the extensions. But in the end with the two in 10 min. You leave it at 100% (because for me it is essential to block flash, manage torrents, read pdf from browser, etc.).
Another great option is to use Opera 11, which by default already brings everything I need to navigate at ease (although a pdf reader from the decent browser would help) and the main thing is that the torrent can be managed from Opera.
Of course, Firefox 4 will arrive with everything, we will have to wait for the pleasant surprises that are already appreciated on the horizon. = D
Another thing that Chrome does not have is that it does not allow to preview the printing of a page, it simply allows direct printing to the device. Chafa!
It is true! They are those little details that not everyone values, right?
Cheers! Paul.