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ilanb
10 months agoExplorer | Level 4
<SOLVED> No submenu in xfce
I'm using debian with xfce, fresh install. I've installed the current stable 64bit dropbox app but the icon in the tray does not respond to right (or left) clicks. It is a bit annoying but I could l...
- 10 months ago
ilanb wrote:Well, Selective sync is under Preferences which can be accessed when the icon in the tray responds. But this one does not. Any click on it and nothing happens ...
So... your issue is related to main menu, not the submenus there. Most probably the source is the same. It's know (not by Dropbox 🤦) that the menu and submenus don't work stable. They sometimes work but sometimes not - might be some small change in configuration (not well defined what actually is needed) - very poor programming (absolute newbies).
ilanb wrote:...
Is there a keyboard shortcut to open it?
There are no any shortcuts for Dropbox, but you can use CLI (the exclude feature there). Take a look on the link I posted before. 😉 Just add the folders you want to exclude; adding is the same like unchecking the marks.
Good luck.
Здравко
Legendary | Level 20
ilanb wrote:...
1. how can I get the icon to open the submenu?
...
Hi ilanb,
There is no universal answer to such a question, but you can try something like following commands in terminal:
killall dropbox
dropbox start
Does the menu appear now? 🤔
ilanb wrote:...
2. is it possible to access the settings from another way? CLI?
...
It depends what settings you take in mind. Some of them yes others no. Take a look here for possible.
Hope this helps.
ilanb
10 months agoExplorer | Level 4
Thanks, I've stopped and started a few times, I've uninstalled the package and reinstalled nautilus-dropbox instead (I read that somewhere), but nothing helps. Dropbox launches, the icon is in the tray, files are sync'ing but clicking on the icon does not open the submenu. I need to select the files I need to sync before I fill my hard drive with a few TB which I don't need.
thanks
- Здравко10 months agoLegendary | Level 20
ilanb wrote:... but clicking on the icon does not open the submenu. ...
Ah.. I thought you mean the main menu. Sometime the application cannot start properly; that's why I mentioned the above. About the submenus... they actually is a pain that Dropbox never confirmed existence of. I signaled for such issues long time ago (other people too), but no any reaction. Better don't rely this to be fixed at all.
ilanb wrote:... I need to select the files I need to sync before I fill my hard drive with a few TB which I don't need.
...
Here you need Selective sync actually, no any part of the submenus. You can access it from the main menu. What's the problem? 🤔
- ilanb10 months agoExplorer | Level 4
Better don't rely this to be fixed at all.Annoying, it worked well on all my other machines so far.
Here you need Selective sync actually, no any part of the submenus. You can access it from the main menu. What's the problem? 🤔Well, Selective sync is under Preferences which can be accessed when the icon in the tray responds. But this one does not. Any click on it and nothing happens so I can't get to the Preferences.
Is there a keyboard shortcut to open it?
- Здравко10 months agoLegendary | Level 20
ilanb wrote:Well, Selective sync is under Preferences which can be accessed when the icon in the tray responds. But this one does not. Any click on it and nothing happens ...
So... your issue is related to main menu, not the submenus there. Most probably the source is the same. It's know (not by Dropbox 🤦) that the menu and submenus don't work stable. They sometimes work but sometimes not - might be some small change in configuration (not well defined what actually is needed) - very poor programming (absolute newbies).
ilanb wrote:...
Is there a keyboard shortcut to open it?
There are no any shortcuts for Dropbox, but you can use CLI (the exclude feature there). Take a look on the link I posted before. 😉 Just add the folders you want to exclude; adding is the same like unchecking the marks.
Good luck.
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