https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=417823
Bug ID: 417823
Summary: Usability: unknown fate of things "shared" from device
to desktop
Product: kdeconnect
Version: 1.4
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: common
Assignee: albertv...@gmail.com
Reporter: rula...@wp.pl
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
When I "share" something from Android device to paired desktop machine with KDE
Connect, NothingApparentlyHappens™ on the desktop end. There is no
notification. There is no information how to retrieve the shared object.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Take screenshot on an Android 9 device.
2. Via screenshot notification on the device, choose share using -> KDE Connect
3. Choose paired desktop to share with.
OBSERVED RESULT
There is a notification on the phone that the screenshot was successfully
shared, but no corresponding notification appears on the desktop. The file is
silently saved under ~/Downloads.
EXPECTED RESULT
A notification on the desktop machine should be shown, disclosing the location
of the file and offering relevant actions like opening the file, opening its
location in file manager, copying contents to clipboard as appropriate media
type, etc.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 5.18.0
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.67.0
Qt Version: 5.14.1
Kernel Version: 5.5.4-arch1-1
OS Type: 64-bit
Processors: 8 × AMD FX(tm)-8320 Eight-Core Processor
Memory: 15,6 GiB
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
As a log of my user experience, here are the things that I tried before I
successfully located the screenshot on my desktop box:
1. Ctrl+V - perhaps the image data landed in the clipboard?
2. Open GIMP, Ctrl+Shift+V - perhaps the app I was trying to paste into
wouldn't directly accept an image paste?
3. Check under ~/Pictures/screenshots
4. Check ~/Pictures/Screenshot_*.png, order by mtime in Dolphin to find the
newest one
5. Finally check ~/Downloads/Screenshot_*.png - YEAH, THIS IS IT.
Actually at step 5 I had two ideas: check in ~/Downloads, which I did, or check
in KDE Connect configuration. If the save directory were something I wouldn't
be able to guess, I might have tried several more directories before I would go
to the configuration.
I realize that the output location is configurable and also problably
documented, but as a user I would like the app to just "serve" me without me
having to check documentation or configuration. I believe the workflow of
sharing stuff between devices should be as streamlined as possible, without
requiring any knowledge from the user beyond the immediate intention. In real
life, when you share something with someone you are directly interacting with,
you just hand them the thing, they see the thing, and they grab the thing. You
don't silently go to their bag and put the thing in one of the compartments
without saying anything.
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