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Have you ever tried selecting or highlighting text on a web page and dragging it with your mouse, and then the IDM Download panel appears afterward?
Or, like me, when making changes in the HTML view on Blogger that also require text selection, does the download panel or bar keep appearing, becoming increasingly annoying? Look at the picture below.
There were times when I made numerous changes to the HTML of my blog posts, and the IDM Download panel kept appearing. To resolve this issue, I had to temporarily disable its browser extension.
Why Does The IDM Download Panel or Bar Appear When Selecting Text?
Today, I finally realized what triggers this behavior. It turns out that the download panel appears when the highlighted or selected text contains links. I tested highlighting text without links, and it did not trigger the download panel.
I also checked the IDM settings related to the download panel and discovered a feature that states, "IDM can show the Download Panel on a web page when you select text that contains download links".
Previously, I wrote about how to disable the IDM Download panel on YouTube. I tried to apply the same method on Blogger, but it didn’t work. I should have noticed the relevant settings, as they are located under the same category, but I guess I wasn’t paying enough attention.
How to Disable IDM Download Panel when Highlighting Text Containing Links
- Open Internet Download Manager
- Click Options
- At the bottom of the window, search for 'Customize IDM Download panels in browsers', then click Edit...
- Go to the next tab 'For selected files'
- Select 'Don't show Download panel for selected links'
