cannot download files with no destination app from webapps

[Bill Filler]

Using the webbrowser-app I can download any file, and will be prompted to open in an app (if apps that support that content-type exist on the system) or to download the file in the browser. The same behavior should be available webapps but is not.

Steps to reproduce:
- Open Gmail webapp
- Open a message that has an attachment of a file of unsupported type (like a .tar, .click, etc)
- click on the file to download

Expected results:
- I should be prompted to open the file in supported app or to download
- If I choose download the file should be downloaded into ~/Downloads by the webbrowser-app

Actual results:
- I am told that no apps exist to support this type of file and am not allowed to download it

[Olivier Tilloy (osomon)]

This requires input from design.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Alexandre Abreu (abreu-alexandre)]

In this context, I'd like the behavior to be approved by design,

As was discussed with design & Olivier:

- the option to have the files be downloaded by the webapp in the ~/Downloads folder is not straightforward security wise
- on the contrary having the webapps "own" those downloaded files might fragment the files across apps,
- delegating to the webbrowser for downloads might be an intermediate solution but the delegation process per-se might be confusing to the user (since the browser is not strictly associated as being the owner of ~/Downloads)

[Bill Filler (bfiller)]

@alex/david
please update the bug with the agreed upon solution and retarget for appropriate ota

[Mateo Salta (mateo-salta)]

What if you added support in the file manager app to download any file.