How do I click on a PDF link and get a dialogue asking me what to do?

Question

Read this. More confused:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/view-pdf-files-firefox-without-downloading-them?esab=a&s=unable+to+rename+PDF+download&r=2&as=s
In Safari, I can Cmd-click on a link that is a link to a PDF document, and I get a popup asking me how to handle it.
I want to SAVE AS with my own version of the filename.
Seems like FF can only immediately download with the given filename. It does not even display the PDR within FF. Which is sometimes what I want to do too.

Answer 1

A fact that sometimes explains PDF problems on a particular website: Firefox determines which downloads are PDFs based on a content-type header sent by the server, application/pdf. If the server sends some other content-type, Firefox will not try to display it in its PDF Viewer.
To choose how Firefox will handle PDFs, what usually works is to set your preference in the Options dialog on the Applications panel. Either:
* "3-bar" menu button > Options > Applications
* Firefox menu > Preferences > Applications
In the search box above the list, type or paste PDF and pause while the list is filtered. Then use the drop-down on the right side to choose your preference, for example:
* Preview in Firefox (uses the internal PDF Viewer)
* Always Ask (should display the Open/Save/Cancel dialog)
Sometimes the file that stores your download handling preferences will become corrupted. Because it is a poorly documented, difficult to edit format, the standard medicine is to rename the file and have Firefox regenerate a new one. If you want to try that:
Open your current Firefox settings (AKA Firefox profile) folder using either
* "3-bar" menu button > "?" button > Troubleshooting Information
* Help menu > Troubleshooting Information
In the first table on the page, click the "Show in Finder" button
Leaving that window open, switch back to Firefox and Exit, either:
* "3-bar" menu button > "power" button
* File menu > Exit
Pause while Firefox finishes its cleanup, then rename '''mimeTypes.rdf''' to something like mimeTypes.old
Start Firefox back up again. PDF settings should default back to "Preview in Firefox" but you can edit as needed. Does Firefox obey?