Save dialog on web is really confusing

[emilk]

Visit https://rerun.io/viewer

Open any example, then Click "Rerun -> Save recording"

You'll see this popup:

When clicking "Ok", nothing happens.

I wonder if we really need that extra popup that rfd presents. We should be able to just prompt the download of the data on the first click instead.

[jprochazk]

It works if you click on the click here to download your file text, I'm guessing the Ok there is just to close the dialog without downloading the file.

[emilk]

Oh no… ok, that confused the hell out of me. We should make a PR to rfd to improve this (unless it is already fixed in the latest version).

What do you think about the possibility of being able to directly start the file download on the first click – what would be required for that?

[jprochazk]

What do you think about the possibility of being able to directly start the file download on the first click – what would be required for that?

There was some PR in progress for that:

• #128 fix PolyMeilex/rfd#129

Looks like it stalled though

[jprochazk]

Posted my thoughts in the original issue: PolyMeilex/rfd#128 (comment)

TL;DR: We could use better APIs in Chromium-based browsers, and otherwise fall back to the existing implementation