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by JorgeGT 2408 days ago
> clicking the "Download PDF" link should redirect the user to an unusable in-browser PDF viewer

Pro tip: in Elsevier's case, middle-click the "Download PDF" link so it opens in a new tab. Briefly avoid switching to that tab until it does some redirects. VoilĂ , you get the actual PDF instead of the stupid viewer.

This looks like fantastic software btw, I wish more people would release their tools as old school POSIX-style shell scripts instead of asking for hundreds of MBs of dependencies or fancy electron GUIs.

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Which browser are you using for the Elsevier trick? This doesn't work for me in Firefox.

Edit: Middle click doesn't work for me in Firefox, but opening in a new tab via the right-click menu does.