[OU] Setting to disable Transfer tab's auto-focus

[TjL]

On 1/4/08, Danny <dekimsey at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm curious if there is a setting or option to disable the Transfer tab's
> auto-focus behavior on the creation of a new file download.

Click on the View button ***in the Transfers window** and there are options:

1) Show When Starting Download (default)

2) Show in Background when Starting Download (my preference)

3) Never Show When Starting Download


I love the fact that Opera puts downloads in another tab AND I love
option #2, the best of all worlds, because the tab shows me that A) a
download has started and B) how long it will take to finish.

Every other browser out there puts downloads in a separate window
which either a) steals focus or b) puts the downloads window behind
the main window, meaning I can't see that the download has started or
when it has finished.

With the world going ga-ga over tabs in the past few years, I'm amazed
that more browser don't handle downloads as a tab.

(That said, I wish Opera would use option #2 as the default, as I find
it MUCH less annoying!)

HTH

TjL