No option to save PDF directly from Safari

I'm not aware of the function you are referring to. But, to save a page as a PDF from Safari, go to File->Print (or press Cmd+P), click "PDF", and then click "Save As PDF".

 

You can't right-click on the link to the pdf and select "Download linked file"?

 

All the old methods of saving a PDF are there as far as I can see. You can still use "Save As..." from the file menu, right-click on the link to download the file, or use those icons at the bottom of the page you mentioned - click the right hand one to save the PDF to your downloads folder.

 

Safari 6.0, PDF viewed in Safari, mouse hovered over bottom centre of screen, brings pop up menu. The save button is the first one on the left in this menu.

 

Seeing that attachment made me think...Adobe's going to have to change that icon sooner or later...I bet there's a lot of young folks out there that have no idea what that represents since they've never seen a floppy disk.

 

Good point. At least they use a 3.5inch floppy and not a 5 1/4. But what would they use now? A cloud?

 

I doubt it - we use many icons and conventions the have no relation to their actual original use - starting with the return key, dodge and burn symbols in photo apps, etc. Once people get used to a convention the history behind it is largely irrelevant.

 

Hover near the bottom of the page to bring up the menu was very non-obvious, thanks for the answer. Many sites with academic papers use Javascript links to prevent bots from mass downloading all the articles. It is usually impossible to right click and do "download as" on these sites.

 

On another note... 'Empty Cache' shortcut is no longer around or in the menu option hey ho.. such is life i guess.[/QUOTE]

Don't forget that you can create then assign your own keyboard shortcuts for applications using the Keyboard preference pane inside System Preferences.

 

Empty Cache is available in the 'develop' menu. so is the shortcut [option command shift e].

 

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