[X4U] Safari downloads problem

[Edie]

at 9:17 AM +0100 9/1/06, Michel Treisman wrote:
>On 1 Sep, 2006, at 05:19, Linda wrote:
>
>>
>>>Safari has stopped downloading documents from websites I visit.
>>>Mainly pdf but also html documents. I click on the document, a web
>>>page opens, the URL is selected, but after that nada, just a blank
>>>page. I am running 10.4.7 on a PowerBook.
>>>  I have tried repairing permissions, running Applejack,  replacing
>>>the preference file, and my best guess now is that there is a plugin
>>>somewhere that is corrupted, but I can't find anything that looks
>>>right.  So what should I do now? Suggestions welcome.
>>
>>Open the Downloads pane/window of Safari, and make sure that the file is not
>>actually downloading. My Safari pops open blank pages for many downloads,
>>but the download still occurs ...
>>
>No, nothing is happpening in the Downloads pane. firefox, on the other hand, has no problem with the same downloads.
>
>Mike
>

Sometimes I seem to have to double click on the original link. You can also copy the link and paste it into the Download window. If these don't work, then something's wrong with your copy of Safari. 

~Edie