Bug 472202

Summary:	Unable to drag-and-drop media from SMB shares to web browser for posting on social media (Twitter, Gab, Reddit, etc.)
Product:	[Applications] dolphin	Reporter:	volkischexe
Component:	general	Assignee:	Dolphin Bug Assignee <dolphin-bugs-null>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	kfm-devel, mvr, nairboon, volkischexe
Priority:	NOR
Version:	23.04.3
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Bug Depends on:	429067
Bug Blocks:

Description volkischexe 2023-07-12 20:38:55 UTC

SUMMARY
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I use a Windows Server network share (SMB) for pretty much all my projects and media. I can't drag-and-drop files from my network share to my web browser for posting on social media sites - in other words, the drag-and-drop functionality of sites like Twitter, Reddit, and Gab.

If I copy a file to my local disk, I can upload/attach just fine.
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STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Connect to SMB share from the address bar or "Add Network Folder" button
2. Open your favorite social media site - I've tested Twitter, Reddit, and Gab
3. Make a new post and drag-and-drop supported media (photos or videos)

OBSERVED RESULT
Nothing happens. It's as if no drag-and-drop attempt was made.

EXPECTED RESULT
Upload/attach media per normal behavior for the given social media site.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: 6.4.2-arch1-1 (64-bit)
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.6
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.108.0
Qt Version: 5.15.10

Comment 1 mvr 2023-12-14 13:43:58 UTC

I can confirm that this bug also exist on Opensuse Leap 15.5, Tumbleweed and Kubuntu 23.10.
In addition to smb shares, Dolphin also fails to drop from ssh (fish://) directory to web browser (Firefox, Chromium, Chrome).
I tested this behavior with the web app Moodle.

Comment 2 volkischexe 2023-12-14 17:07:13 UTC

I discovered last night that this same problem occurs when trying to drag-and-drop music from an SMB share into the Elisa music player.

I have found a somewhat kludgy workaround for those affected:

1. Install Visual Studio Code
2. Right-click on the folder you're trying to drag-and-drop from and select "open with vscode"
3. VSCode will automatically map the SMB share to a dynamic directory location (so you can't bookmark it, unfortunately), which you can then use with any application that doesn't support the new network drive mounting standard.

Comment 3 nairboon 2024-02-20 11:23:56 UTC

Probably caused by the smb/sftp URL that is passed on instead of the local path as described in bug #429067