kiwix/kiwix-desktop

Reorganise "Save as..." to save article

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#1,433 opened on Dec 17, 2025

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Description

Today the "Save as..." is available topbar menu:

and in right-click context menu

This has many problems:

  • We can not save as .mhtml
  • The contextual menu part comes in conflict with saving a resources (images, videos, ...)

We should:

  • Keep only the topbar menu
  • In the dialog we should be able to choose the .mhtml format (at the top bottom selector of the file picker) amd save in .mhtml

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Research direction
Implement the save as dialog with format selection, supporting .mhtml, and remove context menu save. Focus on file dialog customization and format handling.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
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Feature
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2
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1-3 hours
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Active
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Clear
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70