Firefox!

[Si Hunt]

Okay, after the umpteenth 'freeze up' of Internet Explorer on Windows 7, I've taken the plunge and switched to Firefox.

So far so good, until I tried to do a small task which I must do a dozen times a day - save an image from a web page. I right click and Save Image As, but Firefox only gives me the option to save it as a "firefox document" i.e a .url page! WTF? I've discovered if I change the save type to "All files" and type .jpg at the end of the filename, it does save it as a .jpg. But do I have to do this every time? Why does Firefox think an image file is the same as a web page?

Si.

[Paul Clement]

Strange, when I tried it, it automatically saved as a jpeg file.

[Si Hunt]

Definately not for me! Is there some setting?

Si.

[Anthony Williams]

The way to solve it is to stop using Firefox and use the mighty Opera instead

[Si Hunt]

It's taken me ten years to give in and change browser, you expect me to do it twice in one day?

Where's Lissa when you need someone to defend Firefox?

Si.

[Martin Penny]

Firefox is supreme! I started using it over IE a few years ago and I've never looked back.

Sometimes it has something to do with plugins/add ons, do you have any plug ins running Si?

[Paul Monk]

I don't have any problems either. Try some of the suggestions here.

http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/...+or+save+files

Firefox is fantastic though, although Ant will be pleased to know that I also use Opera as my backup.

[Si Hunt]

do you have any plug ins running Si?

I have a Glade Apple Cinnamon just next to the desk.

Si.

[Philipnet]

Do you have any plug ins running Si?

I have a Glade Apple Cinnamon just next to the desk.

That sum's up Si's computer knowledge

[Lissa]

What do you get when you click to save the banner at the top of this page? I get "file name" as "banner_audio2010.jpg" and the "file type" is blank.

But that's only if I've got the "hide known file type extensions" unchecked in Windows (ie it shows banner_audio2010.jpg in Windows Explorer rather than just banner_audios2010). If I'm hiding extensions then the download dialogue box does just give the file name as "banner_audio2010". It still saves it as a JPG though.

This does seem different to how it used to be but it looks more like a clumsy oversight in a recent upgrade rather than a change in functionality. It still works - it's just a bit awkward if you're new to Firefox and notice the differences.

[Si Hunt]

It now seems to take me to .jpg by default, as if it's "learnt" what I wanted to do.

Si.