Hi, If you go into /Library/Internet PlugIns and Trash the Adobe PDF Preview PlugIn, Safari should assume to use the Preview app instead which normally is usable within Safari. That doesn't fix the initial problem but does eliminate the inaccessible Adobe problem.
Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On 2012-06-04, at 1:01 PM, Chris Blouch wrote: > Maybe I missed it but I was able to navigate to the English link just fine > but hitting enter popped a new page and loaded the PDF which triggers the > inaccessible Adobe PDF plugin. So, I tried command+enter and option+enter but > both just popped a new window with the same inaccessible PDF plugin. The only > short way I could figure it out was to turn off Javascript and the the > option+enter worked. Whatever their JS does it breaks the link downloading. > To turn off JS, I usually have the develop menu turned on by checking the > "Show Develop Menu in menu bar" checkbox in the Advanced section of > preferences. In that menu is a Disable JavaScript option. With that checked > option+enter worked as expected. Just had to remember to turn JS back on > afterwards. > > CB > > On 6/1/12 8:56 AM, Steve Holmes wrote: >> Hi Esther, >> >> It didn't quite work for me as you described I found that I had to do >> Option+Return in order to get the link to download. I also had to do the >> Command+L step from within the PDF view; I was originally trying to do it by >> closing that PDF view first but that put the original page URL back in the >> address box. Anyway, you gave some good tips there and I got what I wanted. >> I will paste in the URL to the page I've been playing with. >> >> http://www.insigniaproducts.com/products/portable-audio-players/NS-CLHD01.html?supportTab=open >> >> It spreads over to a second line here on my machine. With that page loaded, >> look for an H2 labeled Documentation. The links immediately following are >> languages for the manuals. It's those language links that you can have some >> fun with. >> >> On May 31, 2012, at 3:45 PM, Esther wrote: >> >>> Hi Steven, >>> >>> I've found some web pages, viewed with Safari, where you have to first >>> interact with the link before getting the options to download, etc. >>> with VO-Shift-M. (One example is the Blind Cool Tech web site.) And >>> I've found some other sites that are badly coded so that focus doesn't >>> bring you to the actual link position. These might be cases where the >>> developer is using table formatting to achieve the visual layout, for >>> example, and so is rendering the page in a way that does not comply >>> with web standards. This is true, I think, the page where you can (or >>> rather, cannot) access the "Readability" bookmarklet. However, in >>> every case where I've been able to display a PDF document or play an >>> mp3 file in the Safari browser or its Webkit equivalent, I've been >>> able to download the same file with the following two steps: >>> >>> 1. Navigate to the address bar of Safari with Command+L >>> 2. Press Return >>> >>> The first step highlights the URL in the address bar and then pressing >>> the "Return" key forces the downloading of the highlighted item, >>> similar to using Option+Return on a link. >>> >>> If I end up playing an mp3 file or displaying a PDF file in Safari, >>> I'll use the two steps given above to force a download of the file. >>> You do not have to wait for the entire file to download in Safari >>> before you issue your Command+L followed by a press of the "Return" >>> key to force a download. >>> >>> HTH. Cheers, >>> >>> Esther >>> >>> On May 31, 9:59 am, Steve Holmes<steve.holme...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> I'm not sure further on the type of links these were except that >>>> hitting the return key along with any of the modifier keys like >>>> Option, Command, or any combination, would just pop me into the >>>> preview of that PDF. I never saw that file down in my downloads >>>> folder. It's like they just popped into a text rendering of that PDF >>>> like another web link. Nothing was actually downloaded from what I >>>> could tell. Another thought is maybe they sorta "streamed" the PDF? >>>> >>>> On 5/31/12, Ioana Gandrabur<igandra...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> I have noticed tat sometimes the shortcut menu does not work for some >>>>> links >>>>> but have4 not found a reproducible situation I could report to apple. >>>>> I can just say that when you are on a link and hold down option and press >>>>> enter it should download it. THe way to know if it does is to press >>>>> command >>>>> option l while in safari and tab to downloads list. OR go to your >>>>> downloads >>>>> folder and see if it is there. If this does not work I have no idea why. >>>>> hth >>>>> IOana >>>>> Please check out my cd onwww.ioanagandrabur.comon iTunes and most online >>>>> stores. >>>>> On May 31, 2012, at 11:50 AM, Steve Holmes wrote: >>>>>> I have two somewhat related questions here. >>>>>> 1. I've noticed that some links identified by VO as normal links, will >>>>>> not yield the typical context menu when I press Shift-VO-m; I just get >>>>>> the menu with 5 items and are all full page related. But other links >>>>>> on the same page do work properly and will yield something like 9 >>>>>> items with the typical link related choices. The links that are >>>>>> giving me trouble are in a list from what I can tell. This is on the >>>>>> Best Buy page describing the new accessible HD radio; I'm using Lion >>>>>> 10.7.4 along with latest Safari browser. >>>>>> 2. The links I refer to in item #1 point to a .pdf file but I can't >>>>>> seem to download it. If I hit any of the enhancement keys like Shift, >>>>>> Option, or Command, plus the Return key, it just opens the PDF in a >>>>>> previewer. I have the Safari preference to open files after download >>>>>> Unchecked so I should be able to download this PDF somehow. >>>>>> Any answers to either of these questions? 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