[Dtb-talk] Download Question

[Mike Freeman]

I still get a bell alert when a single download completes; if I have more than one download going, I get an alert as each book completes. I also hear a percentage if one download is in progress. 

Mike Freeman


On May 3, 2013, at 10:44, "Mary ellen" <gabias at telus.net> wrote:

> You won't get a percentage with the new system.  If you have a "downloads"
> section on your computer, you can go there and it will tell you the
> percentage that has downloaded so far.  I don't know if it's possible to set
> the computer to alert you when your download has completed.  As long as you
> remember to hit alt/n and then tab to the "Save" option, it works well.
> You're returned immediately to the precise place you were in BARDwhen the
> download started.  You can tell if your download completed by checking the
> file.  If it says "zip" at the end, the file is done downloading.  If it
> says "partial" you know the download is still in process.
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dtb-talk [mailto:dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Debbi
> Williamson
> Sent: Friday, May 03, 2013 9:12 AM
> To: 'Discussion of Digital Talking Books'
> Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] Download Question
> 
> Using Firefox is a good idea.  Thanks.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dtb-talk [mailto:dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kerby Hill
> Sent: Friday, May 03, 2013 11:53 AM
> To: Discussion of Digital Talking Books
> Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] Download Question
> 
> Debbie, I use firefox myself and the download window is very accessible
> there.  I prefer it over I.E. anyway myself.
> 
> On 5/3/13, Eric <sseric57 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> My question goes along with this, but with a lot more. I hope you will 
>> forgive the more.
>> 
>> In the past six months, I have gone from windows XP to 7 and now to 8. 
>> I am wondering if anyone knows of a tutorial, audio preferably, to 
>> help me with this transition to Windows 8.
>> 
>> I can't wait for release of the BARD app, so I can get rid of 
>> computers completely!
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks for any help from anyone.
>> 
>> Eric
>> 
>> On May 3, 2013, at 9:13 AM, Kerby Hill <kerby.hill at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I have that same problem too but it's not just with bard but 
>> everything else I download.
>> 
>> On 5/3/13, Debbi Williamson <debbi107 at atlanticbb.net> wrote:
>>> Hi, Everyone,
>>> 
>>> Yesterday, when I went to download some books from BARD, something 
>>> had changed about the download process.  Earlier in the day, I'd had 
>>> a message on my computer that some updates had occured 
>>> automatically--don't know what they were--but, I suspect this is what 
>>> has affected my downloading.  Now, when I press "enter" on a download 
>>> link, I sometimes get a message that says that I must press an alt-n 
>>> to get the question of whether to open or save
>>> whatever I have selected.   And, unlike the old way, I don't get any
>>> indication of the percentage of the download that has completed or 
>>> even when the download is finished.  I am using JAWS 14 and Windows 
>>> 7, 64-bit.  I suspect something has been changed in Internet 
>>> Explorer.  It appears that I might be using Internet Explorer 10?
>>> Anyway, have others experienced this change?  Is it possible to reset 
>>> to the "old way?"  Thanks.
>>> 
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