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Under OS X Lion, when downloading a file with Safari, is there a way to keep the downloads window open? After clicking on the "Show downloads" icon, a dialog-like window appears.
Unfortunately switching tabs or clicking in a text area makes the downloads window disappear. Is there a way to keep the downloads window open just like in OS X 10.6 running Safari 5?
I've set up the same 3 finger middle click gesture in BTT and it works great with Glims for Safari's middle click to close setting.
You could create a folder action in Automator, to watch for new files in your Downloads folder and display a notification banner whenever it detects a new file.
It should look something like this:
It's not the ideal solution, but at least you'll notice something has started downloading. Hope this helps.
Best Answer
One minor workaround is to have the Downloads folder in your Dock, set to Stack. That way, at the very least, you can see the status of the most recent download without needing to open/manage a separate window by just glancing at the Dock. It's not the same obviously, but it's something.