Access to file download dialog in Firefox

Question

Is there any kind of API that can allow me to manipulate a file download dialog in Firefox? (I want to access the one that appears when user does something, not initiate one

Answer 1

In addition you can add

      profile.setPreference("browser.download.panel.shown",false);

To remove the downloaded file list that gets shown by default and covers up part of the web page.

My total settings are:

        DesiredCapabilities dc = DesiredCapabilities.firefox();
        dc.merge(capabillities);
        FirefoxProfile profile = new FirefoxProfile();
        profile.setAcceptUntrustedCertificates(true);
        profile.setPreference("browser.download.folderList", 4);
        profile.setPreference("browser.download.dir", TestConstants.downloadDir.getAbsolutePath());
        profile.setPreference("browser.download.manager.alertOnEXEOpen", false);
        profile.setPreference("browser.helperApps.neverAsk.saveToDisk", "application/msword, application/csv, application/ris, text/csv, data:image/png, image/png, application/pdf, text/html, text/plain, application/zip, application/x-zip, application/x-zip-compressed, application/download, application/octet-stream");
        profile.setPreference("browser.download.manager.showWhenStarting", false);
        profile.setPreference("browser.download.manager.focusWhenStarting", false);
        profile.setPreference("browser.download.useDownloadDir", true);
        profile.setPreference("browser.helperApps.alwaysAsk.force", false);
        profile.setPreference("browser.download.manager.alertOnEXEOpen", false);
        profile.setPreference("browser.download.manager.closeWhenDone", true);
        profile.setPreference("browser.download.manager.showAlertOnComplete", false);
        profile.setPreference("browser.download.manager.useWindow", false);
        profile.setPreference("browser.download.panel.shown",false);
        dc.setCapability(FirefoxDriver.PROFILE, profile);
        this.driver = new FirefoxDriver(dc);