PDFs are still opened in-browser even though "Download PDF files instead of automatically opening them in Brave" is on

[alabamavtec]

SEE ISSUE 1531:

#1531

Description

When I attempt to download any .pdf file, the file is opened by the built in brave PDF viewer even though "Download PDF files instead of automatically opening them in Brave" is turned on (Settings > Advanced Settings > Content Settings > PDF documents).

Steps to Reproduce

1. Turn "Download PDF files instead of automatically opening them in Brave" on;
2. Close Browser
3. Reopen Browser
4. Open any link to a pdf
   ex: http://www.africau.edu/images/default/sample.pdf

Actual result:

Opens PDF in-browser

Expected result:

Opens file manager to ask for download location

Reproduces how often:

Occurs every time

Brave version (brave://version info)

Brave | 0.56.15 Chromium: 70.0.3538.110 (Official Build) (64-bit)
-- | --
Revision | ca97ba107095b2a88cf04f9135463301e685cbb0-refs/branch-heads/3538@{#1094}
OS | Linux
JavaScript | V8 7.0.276.40
Flash | (Disabled)
User Agent | Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/70.0.3538.110 Safari/537.36
Command Line | /usr/bin/brave-browser --enable-tab-audio-muting --disable-domain-reliability --disable-chrome-google-url-tracking-client --no-pings --enable-features=EnableEmojiContextMenu,DesktopPWAWindowing,fill-on-account-select,NewExtensionUpdaterService --disable-features=SharedArrayBuffer,DefaultEnableOopRasterization,VizDisplayCompositor,AutofillSaveCardSignInAfterLocalSave,kAutofillServerCommunication --flag-switches-begin --flag-switches-end
Executable Path | /opt/brave.com/brave/brave-browser
Profile Path | /home/alabamavtec/.config/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/Default

Reproducible on current release:

• Does it reproduce on brave-browser dev/beta builds?
  Have not attempted on dev/beta

Website problems only:

• Can not disable brave shields for PDF viewer

• On Chromium (Version 70.0.3538.110 (Official Build) Built on Ubuntu, running on Ubuntu 18.10 (64-bit)) with the same settings on, the file manager is opened like it is supposed to and it asks for a download location

[Techguyprivate]

Duplicate issue. Have you searched for any similar issues before creating ? Anyway , thank you for confirming that the problem exists in 0.56.15 on Ubuntu 18.10 ( 64bit ) . I can confirm that the problem exists on Brave beta version 0. 57.8 & stable 0.56.15 on Ubuntu & windows too.

#1531

[alabamavtec]

Duplicate issue. Have you searched for any similar issues before creating ? Anyway , thank you for confirming that the problem exists in 0.56.15 on Ubuntu 18.10 ( 64bit ) . I can confirm that the problem exists on Brave beta version 0. 57.8 & stable 0.56.15 on Ubuntu & windows too.

#1531

Ah, I am sorry to duplicate issue. Will link yours issue in comment and update version info.

[Techguyprivate]

Ah, I am sorry to duplicate issue. Will link yours issue in comment and update version info.

Oh , My Dear friend. You don't need to say sorry at all . In fact , I am sorry if I or my reply sounded as
bossy or rude. I will fight for your right to post duplicate issues .Kidding. That will be liitle hard for awsome devs working on the awesome project. Free to post any . Hope I didn't discourage you in anyway.