dropbox / dropbox/nautilus-dropbox

The copy link context menu item doesn't populate the clipboard

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Description

When you click on the copy link sub-menu item in the Dropbox menu in Files, a notification shows saying that the link has been copied but the clipboard remains empty. If I click on the notification, the Dropbox link opens in a browser tab.

This has been the case for a while now.

OS: Fedora 43
Desktop Environment: Gnome 49 on Wayland
Dropbox version: 242.4.5815

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the Dropbox menu's copy-link action in Files on GNOME Wayland, then trace the context-menu action that reports the link as copied. Done means the link is present in the clipboard after the action, while the notification and link-opening behavior remain correct.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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