druagord — Sun, 27 Jun 2004 13:58:21 +0000

Maquar well searching in the archive here is a good start. google will give good results too.

Suzanne yes it as to be done on every link and this won't make the file smaller like youre method, but it easier for computer newbes. since windows XP zip uncompression is supported by the os it makes it easier for people to view the files in the zip archive but since it simply open the file like any folder user don't realize it is still compressed and i have seen people complain about it being slow special for audio or video files.

Maquar — Sat, 26 Jun 2004 20:38:38 +0000

Thank you very much...that's exactly what I was looking for!

Do you have any sites that I can refer to for more "tricks" like this? I would definitely like to learn more!

Thanks again...

Mark

Suzanne — Sat, 26 Jun 2004 16:58:25 +0000

You'd have to do that for each file specifically, though, right?

druagord — Sat, 26 Jun 2004 13:46:34 +0000

yes this is good on any platform since the browser now see the file as application it won't try to open it

Maquar — Sat, 26 Jun 2004 08:18:34 +0000

Hey drugord...so are you saying it would be something like this?

And is its compatibilty good?

druagord — Mon, 21 Jun 2004 13:39:56 +0000

to force a download without actualy modifying the file you can simply force a mime type like this

<link href="toto.txt" type="application/octet-stream">

Suzanne — Sun, 20 Jun 2004 19:07:32 +0000

gak!

Roo — Sun, 20 Jun 2004 18:54:03 +0000

LOL.....I know people who have had a computers for years, and don't know even the most basic system maintainance! Friends of mine recently went from an aging Mac to a Dell P4, the oldest son has them convinced that defragging will destroy the PC!!! Says his freind lost his hard drive from defragging. (The kid probablly was using P to P, and or downloading pirated stuff.

Suzanne — Sun, 20 Jun 2004 18:15:35 +0000

Good grief! So XP does, though?

Man.

One should include instructions for unzipping if one chooses that route, then.

I had no idea. I'm slightly aghast at the idea of it, since so many applications are zipped, and fonts and other things that are regularly snagged by the average user...

Not knowing what to do with a zip file! :eek:

Roo — Sun, 20 Jun 2004 18:12:12 +0000

New versions of Windows might have a unzipper, don't know for sure, but Windows 98 doesn't. And yes I know lots of people who use their PC's only for e-mail, IM'ing, and browsing, and have no clue about zip files.