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PDF Case: Same-Tab Navigation

Main-frame navigations to a PDF URL in the current tab. Test once with chrome://settings/content/pdfDocuments set to "Download PDFs" and once with "Open PDFs in Chrome". Record whether a download lands or the viewer renders.

Content-Disposition: inline

Plain link click

No Content-Disposition header

Plain link click

Content-Disposition: attachment

Plain link click

What to record per button:

  • Did a file land in the downloads bar/folder?
  • Did the current tab navigate to the PDF viewer?
  • If it downloaded, did the tab stay on this page?