zeeth

Join Date 01/2005

Surprise automatic installation of WB skin

instead of file download dialog

Normally, if I like a skin, I click "download", then get the file download dialogue box, click "save", then the "save as" dialog (I always download everything to the desktop) & then it's the download animation. Done it a million times.

This time, however, with "Buuf", after clicking download, the WB icon appears in the systray, I get the "Buuf-loading" graphic & the WB has not only loaded itself, but also installed it's own toolbar icons & file animations.

The skins OK, but this is a little presumptuous, don't you think?

I am a WC subsciber, was logged in, I use Avant.

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Jafo

Join Date 03/2001

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If the skin file is a '.wba' file it will self install if you double-click on it.....same goes for '.wsz' for WinAMP, etc....

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If you right-click on the "Download" link you will get the save as option.

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Neil Banfield

Join Date 04/2001

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If it applied itself it will be because you clicked the tooltip by mistake that tells you the skin is being installed.

Downloading a WBA cannot apply it (that would be a potential security hole), but it can install the skin and add it to the list of skins you can pick from.

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Somewhat the same thing happens to me. When I click "download" on a WindowBlinds skin, it doesn't ask me if I want to open it or save it, it just automatically opens the .wba file but does not apply the skin because I dont click the tooltip...

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I think the problem being described here has nothing to do with WB , it's the auto download feature of your chosen web browser, untick the "do this automatically from now on" to get the save or open prompt. As for automatically applying the skin , it is very easy to click that bubble by accident as a .wba file has no way of auto installing without user intervention

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Phoon

Join Date 10/2001

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If it applied itself it will be because you clicked the tooltip by mistake that tells you the skin is being installed.

Downloading a WBA cannot apply it (that would be a potential security hole), but it can install the skin and add it to the list of skins you can pick from.

A noble convienience feature, however don't you think that since it is so easy to accidently click that tool tip an have the skin applied that one could also consider it a borderline security issue?

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