Dropbox indicator is broken on non-Unity environments

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

This has regressed in caja-dropbox, preparing a revised fix.

Attached is a debdiff for nautilus-dropbox that coerces XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP for Unity environments to ensure the indicator icon and menu works correctly.

This bug was fixed in the package nautilus-dropbox - 2015.10.28-1ubuntu1

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nautilus-dropbox (2015.10.28-1ubuntu1) zesty; urgency=medium

  * debian/patches:
    + Add fix-unity-indicator-menu.patch. Coerce XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP to report
      "Unity" ensuring the indicator icon and menu work correctly. (LP: #1559249)

 -- Martin Wimpress <email address hidden> Mon, 27 Mar 2017 19:11:18 +0100

This bug was fixed in the package caja-dropbox - 1.18.0-0ubuntu2

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caja-dropbox (1.18.0-0ubuntu2) zesty; urgency=medium

  * debian/patches:
    + Replace 2003_execute_via_dbus_launch.patch with
      2003_fake_xdg_current_desktop.patch to coerce XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP and
      ensure indicator icons and menus work. (LP: #1559249)

 -- Martin Wimpress <email address hidden> Sat, 25 Mar 2017 23:49:01 +0000

The problem with Dropbox indicator is still present while I have the package

Caja-dropbox / zesty 1.18.0-0ubuntu2 amd64

The problem continue with dropbox indicator. Please fix-it

The change did not modify the behavior at all. The problem remains the same.

The solution in the bug report is ineffective for non-Unity desktops. The bug is manifest in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS when using a desktop (GNOME 3 flashback) that is not Unity.

The patches in comments #1 and #7 are likely to *cause* a problem with non-Unity desktops.
[This is of relevance given the recent announcement that Unity is to be retired in favour of GNOME 3 with the 18.04 LTS release of Ubuntu.]

The bug also still exists in Unity, even on vanilla new installations of Ubuntu 17.04.

Bug still exist in 17.04 Unity and it's really annoying.

same here on Lubuntu 17.04. Bug still exists.

Ping! Ubuntu 16.04, Gnome 3 Flashback, bug still here!

This is frustrating. The patch *does not work*, yet the status is currently "Fix Released". Should a new bug be raised, or should the status be reverted to "Confirmed"?

The non-working status for the proposed fix is noted in comments 10-17.

I'd roll it back to Confirmed, if I could. If you can't, and no one else
can, then new bug.

On Jul 28, 2017 4:05 PM, "Robin" <email address hidden> wrote:

> This is frustrating. The patch *does not work*, yet the status is
> currently "Fix Released". Should a new bug be raised, or should the
> status be reverted to "Confirmed"?
>
> The non-working status for the proposed fix is noted in comments 10-17.
>
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> Title:
> Dropbox indicator is broken on non-Unity environments
>
> Status in caja-dropbox package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Released
> Status in nautilus-dropbox package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> Dropbox indicator is broken on non-Unity environments.
> Distributed binaries got confused when XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP defines than
> one environment.
> The solution would be enforcing "pure" Unity mode when an environment
> have it as an option.
>
> Patch with the fix attached.
>
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A fresh bug report has been raised, emphasising the problem for no-Unity desktops.

It would be helpful to sign up to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus-dropbox/+bug/1707313

Please note that the new bug report does not include any mention of a "fix".

Still here for me on Xubuntu 17.04 amd64 clean install. Maybe 17.10 for fix? Fingers crossed!

Tried all kinds of 'fixes' and nothing is persistent. Have also emailed Dropbox support to ask if they'll code for notify rather than indicator, which is the whole problem as I understand it.