From 6a74334417d85a790c356aea435dd3a0228a30c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Deal Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 15:09:41 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Add note about iOS Hopefully this might help others not run into the same issue of executing outside of a user interaction event loop. --- README.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a15fbaa..d71d4a1 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ See [ChenWenBrian's `saveTextAs()`](https://github.com/ChenWenBrian/FileSaver.js Blobs may be opened instead of saved sometimes—you may have to direct your Safari users to manually press ⌘+S to save the file after it is opened. Using the `application/octet-stream` MIME type to force downloads [can cause issues in Safari](https://github.com/eligrey/FileSaver.js/issues/12#issuecomment-47247096). +### iOS + +saveAs must be run within a user interaction event such as onTouchDown or onClick; setTimeout will prevent saveAs from functioning properly. Due to restrictions in iOS saveAs opens in a new window instead of downloading, if you want this fixed please tell Apple how this bug is affecting you: [https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102914](https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102914) + Syntax ------