[Gimp-web] menu structure
David Marrs
David.Marrs at myrealbox.com
Wed Mar 28 12:26:22 PDT 2007
Raphaël Quinet wrote:
> Unfortunately, this patch is not a good idea because it does the OS
> detection on the server side. This will not work. There is a good
> reason why the automatic download buttons used by Mozilla and other
> sites do the OS detection using client-side Javascript code: anything
> done on the server side may be cached by proxies.
>
This is what I like about these sorts of projects: you learn stuff. :) I'd not
considered the proxy issue. I'll have another go using javascript.
> The download button should really be a direct link to the file, without
> having to go through the intermediate pages.
I hear you. If all goes well with 2.4's all-in-one installer then this won't be
an issue. Otherwise we can redesign or remove the feature at a later date. For
now I think the current link is a good compromise.
Thanks for the feedback.
Davidm
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