Website download section

[tim at filmchicago.org]

The php option you could try is to have the link initially link to a local page which would then redirect the user with the php function:

<?php
header('Location: http://filelink');
exit;
?>

Note that the header function must be used before any other content has been served to the user.

-tim

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-----Original Message-----
From: Geert Janssens <janssens-geert at telenet.be>
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:34:28 
To: <gnucash-devel at gnucash.org>
Subject: Re: Website download section

On Friday 13 November 2009, tim at filmchicago.org wrote:
> For the readme have you tried seeing what happens if you have the link open
> in a new window?
>
> It will probably be to no effect but that's the only other thing I can
> think of right now
>
> -tim
>
I did try to open it right-click->Open in new window, yes. It made no 
difference indeed.

Geert

> ------Original Message------
> From: Geert Janssens
> Sender: gnucash-devel-bounces at gnucash.org
> To: gnucash-devel at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: Website download section
> Sent: Nov 13, 2009 7:43 AM
>
> On Friday 13 November 2009, Tim M wrote:
> > Geert, I do see what you are saying about the links.
> >
> > However, to be honest I don't think the download links should be
> > bypassing the download screen of Sourceforge anyway, especially for the
> > binaries and source code.  The HTML Readme is a tiny file on the other
> > hand, so IMO it's not a big deal if it worked without the screen
> > appearing.  Advertising which appears on those pages is part of the
> > site's revenue structure, which in turn helps to pay for the downloads
> > and hosting costs though, so I personally think the GnuCash links should
> > direct to the Sourceforge download page for the specific file rather than
> > attempting to bypass it.
> >
> > I don't know how others feel about it, but I think it's important to keep
> > their revenue structure intact for the services they are providing rather
> > than try to bypass it.
> >
> > -Tim
>
> Tim,
>
> Personally I don't have a strong opinion about this.
>
> This whole thread started because the download screen is shown for the
> Readme file, which John asked if it could be avoided.
>
> It seems it can't when the file is hosted on SF. It could be avoided if
> it's hosted on the www.gnucash.org.
>
> For the binaries, I think it's indeed ok if the SF download page shows up
> first.
>
> Geert
>
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