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Firefox 131, btw.

To replicate this bug,

go to https://www.st.com/en/microcontrollers-microprocessors/stm32f091rc.html#documentation

tap-hold on one of the documents there,

download link..

Where is it?

It isn't in Downloads..

Firefox says it was downloaded successfully..

OK, so what happens if I Open it?

It opens!!

So, it's saving it to its cache,

& calling that "downloaded", or something??

It's bullying/wrong/abuse, is what it is.

BTW, it doesn't matter if I've tossed all my apps, then rebooted the tablet,

nor does it matter if I toss Firefox & on restarting it just try opening the document in a different private-tab ( open link in new private-tab ), then use the Download button in the top-left:

FF's still fucking me over for the documentation I'm trying to get.

It does seem to be a Heisenbug, intermittent & .. not obvious what the hell the key is, to make it predictable..

Last boot-session it had allowed me to get the Specs .pdf,

but then none of the Application Notes ( damn ALL of them ) appeared in the Downloads folder, when I checked..

Maybe it's seeing if the file has EVER been downloaded, or tried-to-download, & if so, it's vetoing my getting my hands on it?


( if anybody cares:

the Nucleo-64 boards that "Bare Metal C", a NoStarch Press book, works with, apparently include the Nucleo-F091RC board, which may be more powerful than the board that "Bare Metal C" was written for.

https://nostarch.com/bare-metal-c

I can't remember the details, but this particular board should be compatible, and have more memory, at least.

This microcontroller is the one on the Nucleo-F091RC board.

That is why I want to be reading the Reference Manual & the Programmer's Manual, & all the Application Notes for it..

Someday I'll be able to afford the hardware, too.. : )


PS: If this community wants my bug-report deleted from here,

( & obviously Mozilla removed their bug-reporting feature from Firefox/Android, to eradicate bug-reports from Android FF users )

then remove this, & that's fine.

I've no problem with either way:

world wants it gone,

XOR world permits the bug-report to exist.


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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I went to that site and downloaded something. It opened in Firefox, and shows in my downloads. From downloads I was able to open it with Librera. There was also a 'download completed' notification. All working as expected.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I can't follow your train of thought completely, but downloaded PDFs show in the download folder for me on Firefox mobile. What version do you have?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

As I said, 131.

Also, I didn't remember to mention, that FF isn't putting entries in the Downloads listing it keeps,

either for the .pdf's successfully-downloaded, OR for the ones it hides.

Oh, another point..

It seems that some tabs ( not on the same site: haven't tested that, yet ) still download files, but other tabs only fake it..

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