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[Linux/Flatpak] Drag-n-Drop and File paste only work for files from the home directory #1141

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ShGKme opened this issue Feb 25, 2025 · 1 comment
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Flatpak distribution only supports file transferring (drag-n-drop and paste) from the home directory.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Using Flatpak distribution
  2. Try to drag a file from not a home directory and send it

Expected behaviour

It works.

Actual behaviour

The file has 0b size.

Additional info

Use case: Spectacle on KDE (screenshot tool) saves screenshots to /tmp

@ShGKme ShGKme added 1. to develop bug Something isn't working os: Linux 🐧 labels Feb 25, 2025
@ShGKme ShGKme added this to the 🪴 Next Release milestone Feb 25, 2025
@github-project-automation github-project-automation bot moved this to 🧭 Planning evaluation (don't pick) in 💬 Talk team Feb 25, 2025
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ShGKme commented Feb 25, 2025

Workaround:

flatpak override --user --filesystem=/tmp:ro com.nextcloud.talk

@ShGKme ShGKme changed the title [Linux/Flatpak] Drag-n-Drop doesn't work for files outside home directory [Linux/Flatpak] Drag-n-Drop and File paste only work for files from the home directory Feb 25, 2025
@ShGKme ShGKme added the upstream Issue from a dependency label Feb 25, 2025
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