Downloading files 'on-the-go'

Posted Thu, 08/21/2008 - 22:10 by Balty

Just a question. Would it be possible to implement something into TouchFS so you can download files 'on-the-go'.

I was thinking something along the lines of what one of your rivals, Caravan has done. They made a sort of in-built web browser. To download files you would navigate to the document, and open it. Then you would click a "Save" button and choose the destination to save the file to.

There are some screenshots at:

http://www.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?c62c632ecb.png - You navigate the the link in the in-built browser
http://www.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?29acb8779d.png - You open the file in the in-built browser
http://www.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?fec24d1a7a.png - Click the "save" button and choose destination
http://www.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?eec9cb6c80.png - The file downloads
http://www.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?c481ad2911.png - The file is in Caravan, just like if you transferred it from your computer.

If this is at all possible, it would be a really handy feature.

Cheers,

Balty

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Totally possible, and totally cool

  

    by Paul - 08/22/2008 - 23:19  

  

    
We were thinking of doing something like this originally but got stuck on some of the details.


What if we could provide a similar web interface w/a Save button which would simply download the viewed file to whatever folder you happen to be viewing in the file browser?  That would simplify the coding involved.


If that would work for everyone, we could have this done within an update or two I'm sure.


Thanks for the suggestion, and for posting the screenshots...they provide some good details.