Automatically switching to downloads page awkward in large layout

Bug #1534771 reported by Bill Filler
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Canonical System Image
In Progress
High
Bill Filler
webbrowser-app (Ubuntu)
In Progress
High
Florian Boucault

Bug Description

Currently in small or expanded mode, we automatically switch to the Downloads page when requesting to download a file from the browser. We should consider changing this behavior, especially on expanded mode, the main reason being it's quite disruptive if you want to download a file and continue to browse. In expanded mode, all of the tabs get obscured by the Downloads header and page and you have to use the back arrow to get back to the tabs.

Couple of possible options:

1. In expanded mode, don't switch to page but instead show some sort of download icon while it's in progress, possibly next to the drawer icon or in the tab bar if there is room. Clicking on it would bring you to the downloads page. Note there is already a download indicator in the top system toolbar but it's not super obvious, especially on a large screen. Might be better for app to display it in addition..

2. Prompt with dialog when downloading, with options to "Automatically show Downloads", "Never show Downloads", "Prompt each time.." or something along those lines

Related branches

Bill Filler (bfiller)
Changed in ubuntu-ux:
importance: Undecided → High
Changed in webbrowser-app (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → High
Changed in canonical-pocket-desktop:
assignee: nobody → Bill Filler (bfiller)
Olivier Tilloy (osomon)
tags: added: convergence
Bill Filler (bfiller)
Changed in ubuntu-ux:
assignee: nobody → James Mulholland (jamesjosephmulholland)
Changed in canonical-devices-system-image:
milestone: none → ww08-2016
assignee: nobody → Bill Filler (bfiller)
importance: Undecided → High
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in webbrowser-app (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Olivier Tilloy (osomon)
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in canonical-pocket-desktop:
status: New → Confirmed
Bill Filler (bfiller)
Changed in canonical-devices-system-image:
milestone: ww08-2016 → 11
Bill Filler (bfiller)
Changed in canonical-devices-system-image:
milestone: 11 → backlog
Changed in ubuntu-ux:
status: New → Triaged
Changed in webbrowser-app (Ubuntu):
assignee: Olivier Tilloy (osomon) → Florian Boucault (fboucault)
status: Confirmed → In Progress
Bill Filler (bfiller)
Changed in canonical-devices-system-image:
milestone: backlog → u8c-2
no longer affects: canonical-pocket-desktop
Changed in canonical-devices-system-image:
status: Confirmed → In Progress
no longer affects: ubuntu-ux
Bill Filler (bfiller)
tags: added: current-milestone
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