How to get Dropbox Integration on KDE.

[ElCuervo]

I wanted this right-click service menu a lot, and I downloaded it from here: http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php/Dropbox+ServiceMenu?content=124416

After download, I just extracted it to a temp folder, ran  ./install-it.sh  and it works great.

[AndrzejL]

Checking it out...

Not working.

I went to my dropbox public folder and tried to copy public link...

Andy

[Old-Polack]

I get this from my menu;

[AndrzejL]

Couldn't get public url: Illegal Argument: The path "/home/andrzejl/Dropbox/Public/BIOS C610.avi" does not exist

Thats what I get when trying "Copy to Public folder and..." - the file already is in my Dropbox Public folder... and its not under the location its looking for it.

If You keep standard location for Dropbox folder - in Your home - it will work - otherwise its not seeing public folder correctly. Will investigate.

Andy

[Was_Just19]

When I try to generate a link to a file not in my Public folder I get a notice that I need version 0.8 or greater of Dropbox.

Apparently I have 0.7.110 installed ........

[ElCuervo]

If You keep standard location for Dropbox folder - in Your home - it will work - otherwise its not seeing public folder correctly. Will investigate.

I learned my lesson about that in another circumstance and that was enough. Now I just leave well enough alone and let Dropbox put its folder where it likes it.

When I try to generate a link to a file not in my Public folder I get a notice that I need version 0.8 or greater of Dropbox.

Apparently I have 0.7.110 installed ........

That is the latest Linux version...

As for the link not working, hey Andy, does this work for you? Because I created it exactly as you said:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2013223/Tequila-Posters.jpg

[Was_Just19]

Couldn't get public url: Illegal Argument: The path "/home/andrzejl/Dropbox/Public/BIOS C610.avi" does not exist

Thats what I get when trying "Copy to Public folder and..." - the file already is in my Dropbox Public folder... and its not under the location its looking for it.

If You keep standard location for Dropbox folder - in Your home - it will work - otherwise its not seeing public folder correctly. Will investigate.

Andy

I thought it might have something to do with the space in the name ......

[ElCuervo]

Couldn't get public url: Illegal Argument: The path "/home/andrzejl/Dropbox/Public/BIOS C610.avi" does not exist

Thats what I get when trying "Copy to Public folder and..." - the file already is in my Dropbox Public folder... and its not under the location its looking for it.

If You keep standard location for Dropbox folder - in Your home - it will work - otherwise its not seeing public folder correctly. Will investigate.

Andy

I thought it might have something to do with the space in the name ......

Okay, here's a link with 3 spaces in the filename - opens beautifully in my browser, but then who knows..: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2013223/tres%20sombreros%20tequila_large.jpg

[AndrzejL]

There are no spaces in the path to my Dropbox folder...

Andy

[menotu]

Apparently I have 0.7.110 installed ........

I believe - though not certain - the way to get version 8 (or above) is to use the build made by the Dropbox forum community

[Was_Just19]

There are no spaces in the path to my Dropbox folder...

Andy

The path "/home/andrzejl/Dropbox/Public/BIOS C610.avi" does not exist

[daniel]

You can only generate url in the Public folder, nothing else...
Or what is the question? 

[Was_Just19]

You can only generate url in the Public folder, nothing else...
Or what is the question? 

Yes but with .8 it should be possible to do so from any directory in the account

[ElCuervo]

You can only generate url in the Public folder, nothing else...
Or what is the question? 

Yeah, what it the question?

To recap, you can only generate the URL by first copying the file to the Public folder in its default location, and then looking for the URL in Klipper, just like the menu says: "Copy to public folder and paste URL to Klipper".

As for the path, the link I posted earlier was generated to Klipper via Dropbox, and the actual path, with 3 space like I said, is /home/me/Dropbox/Public/tres sombreros tequila_large.jpg. Obviously DBox ignores all that: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2013223/tres%20sombreros%20tequila_large.jpg

You can only generate url in the Public folder, nothing else...
Or what is the question? 

Yes but with .8 it should be possible to do so from any directory in the account

And yes, it does that, as long as I'm using Dolphin; the service we're discussing is only for Dolphin, and the default for Dropbox is Nautilus. In Nautilus, none of this works for me, either.

I'm still wondering where you can get version .8 for linux, though: https://www.dropbox.com/install still only shows me v.0.7.110.

[menotu]

I'm still wondering where you can get version .8 for linux,

The Dropbox Experimental Forum Build - 0.8.8 is here