On many websites (Dropbox being a good example), when you click on a document to download it, it opens a new window/tab, then the download prompt appears, and the tab/window immediately closes itself (while the prompt remains open).
How do I replicate this behavior using javascript?
I think one approach would be to detect the appearance of that download prompt, then use window.close(). However, I'm not sure how to detect that particular prompt.
A cross-browser solution is preferred, but anything that'll work in Firefox is greatly appreciated.
Clarifications
- I'm doing this in a Greasemonkey script
- The "link" that opens in the new tab is not necessarily a direct link to the document. Sometimes it is a simple page that starts the download in the background. I'm referring to the type of sites that have their special "download" page...the ones that say something like "your download will begin shortly, if it doesn't start, please click here".
More clarification: With regards to the type of website mentioned in clarification 2 above, what I want to do is click on the download link, have that particular download page load in a new window, and have the window close once the download has been initiated.