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In Quantum, how I make "save as" use the filename instead of the page title?

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I would like the normal "Save As" dialog box to default to the filename/url basename instead of the html page title. The SaveAsFilename addon did this before, but unfrotunately it does not work with Quantum. Is there any way to accomplish this in Quantum? Thanks.

I would like the normal "Save As" dialog box to default to the filename/url basename instead of the html page title. The SaveAsFilename addon did this before, but unfrotunately it does not work with Quantum. Is there any way to accomplish this in Quantum? Thanks.

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Separate Security Issue, please update your Flash 27.0 r0 & Flash 30.0 r0 You need to dump them as they are now entangled then reinstall with below : Flash Player Version: 30.0.0.134 Current Version https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/ Step 1: Select Operating System Step 2: Select A Version (Firefox, . . . .)

Ok, I have no idea, just blindly trying to help. Am old school and do my stuff from the Menu Bar so if not turned on please do so. Mouse to top of browser and Right Click to turn it on.

Ok when use File then Save As you have the option to rename it anything you want to. You will have to copy/paste the name you want in.

This is typical everyday use in 1995 on. Sorry your extension is not available. SaveAsFilename was abandoned 5 yrs ago.

Please let us know if this solved your issue or if need further assistance.

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Hi karlberry, I can't think of any setting for this, but Firefox gets the page title from the value of the <title> tag in the webpage. So as a workaround, you can modify the title on pages you plan to save by using a script to "hack" that tag. You can save the script to a button on your bookmarks toolbar/menu ("bookmarklet"). Then it's one extra click.

For example, if you delete the title, then Firefox will use the page address as the fallback. The code for that is in this old thread: https://support.mozilla.org/questions/1101011#answer-822477

But maybe you would want more? Is there a particular pattern that would work well for you? For example, let's say it's this page:

URL: https://www.userchrome.org/how-create-userchrome-css.html title: How to Create a userChrome.css File

Would you want:

  • how-create-userchrome-css_html
  • how-create-userchrome-css_html (www_userchrome_org)
  • 20180717_how-create-userchrome-css_html

Et cetera. Since it's your script, you have lots of flexibility.

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Pkshadow: re flash, I am using firefox and flash as packaged by CentOS 7. Trying to install my own flash would cause hassles later. And they should fix it for all users, if it needs to be fixed.

re editing the name by hand - sure, of course. My wish is not to type in filenames by hand when firefox already knows perfectly well what they are.

re saveasfilename, however long ago it was abandoned, it worked with the firefox distributed by centos7 until they "up"graded to quantum a few weeks ago.

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jscher2000: thanks for the reply. deleting the <title> would work fine for me, but it's sad that it takes an extra click. i guess i will just have to live with it, one way or another.

for your example, i'd want how-create-userchrome-css.html. Simply the url basename. What firefox used to do by default, in the glorious very old days :).

Thanks to both of you for the replies.