save-text-to-file-chrome
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Options that have no effect
This is not a critic, as the problems are not preventing me from using this. I am hopeful it will improve over time, as the modern browsers allow (some wiggle room for customization).
Show directory selection dialog: no effect, the windows dialog always shows.
If file exists: "prompt" has the same effect overwrite. In all cases, the directory selection dialog shows up, which is a good default, as one can avoid blunder of overwriting.
Also, i have only tested with
Filename component order: last choice (PageTitle-Date-Custom) Filename custom text: nothing (erased the default text) Add date or epoch to filename: YYYY-MM-DD, None, and epoch. Prefix filename with page title: checked, (perhaps put this option before the order one) Save current URL in file: checked
I finally took the time to use the extension with the host application. however now, nothing works see end of comment.
- Are there restriction on the python version and depth of install folder (should python be at root level?)?
- x32 vs x64?
- can I have many python paths, and if not all versions compatible, which one (i can then prioritize in path).
- other problems of that nature I should look for?
I am using latest chrome, still windows 7 64 bits ultimate. I will try some more, and remove the savetextfile root folder to go back to non-host helper behaviour, which had basic functionality at least. So i will update here. as i experiment.
Currently with host application (if i did it correctly):
- the overwrite vs append does not seen to register upon reload of that extension options in chrome, revolving to overwrite
- none of the notification or save dialogue options have any effect
- nothing happens upon context menu available choice of this extension.
Prior to that without host app:,
- all available restricted options worked (beside the mass down-loaders effect on filename control see #2).