Re: filename changes during save

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From: Jay (nospam_at_*here.com)
Date: 11/10/04 

Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 21:24:28 +1300

"paul" <paul@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> "Jay" <nospam@*here.com> wrote in message
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>> "paul" <paul@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> I'm a bit frustrated by this perhaps someone can suggest how I can
>>> change this 'behaviour'
>>>
>>> Whenever I am saving a file and have to navigate to the folder I want to
>>> save to, if I touch an existing filename>>> PaulD
>>
>> You navigate to a folder and then select an existing file and expect
>> Windows not to think you want to save the file as what you have
>> selected?>> Jay
>
> Hi Jay,
>
> Thanks for the reply. I'll try to explain better.
> I'm dowloading a file from the internet and the save dialog box appears. I
> select the folder I want to save into, and when that folder opens there
> are other files inside it. If I don't get my mouse out of the way fast
> enough, and the mouse pointer touches any other filename, the filename of
> the file I am downloading changes to the "accidentally touched" filename.

Ahh thanks for the clarification.
Simply hovering your mouse over a filename selects an existing file(name)?
Certainly a new one on me. You aren't left clicking on an existing file?
What application is this? (browser, download manager, other?)

Jay

> PaulD
>

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