Moodle

Move dropbox to default to an 'app folder' approach/ have option

Details

  • Type: Improvement Improvement
  • Status: Open Open
  • Priority: Minor Minor
  • Resolution: Unresolved
  • Affects Version/s: 2.2
  • Fix Version/s: DEV backlog
  • Component/s: Repositories
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  • Affected Branches:
    MOODLE_22_STABLE

Description

For a lot of reasons using an 'application folder' with dropbox is the way which dropbox seem to be pushing application developers and this is really much better for users. Do we really need full access to a users dropbox folder, or is the ability to have a 'drop box' for moodle in dropbox sufficient?

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Bea Stephan added a comment -

Is the answer within the dropbox forum.

Or did you get to this already, then I am sorry.

(solution is somewhere at the end)
http://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=48097&replies=17#post-366818

See: Posts bY Andrew S.
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This post suggests that there's a patch available to get moodle to work with the newer Dropbox API http://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=48619

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sigh http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/API
The Dropbox API https://www.dropbox.com/developers is what allows 3rd-party developers to build apps that integrate with the dropbox service, which includes the official mobile apps https://www.dropbox.com/anywhere

Next time you want to ask a question, please start a new topic instead of hijacking an existing one

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...and for any moodle users confused about this whole app keys / v0 thing, I've just written a lengthy explanation here: http://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=48852&replies=8#post-370910

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Bea Stephan added a comment - Is the answer within the dropbox forum. Or did you get to this already, then I am sorry. (solution is somewhere at the end) http://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=48097&replies=17#post-366818 See: Posts bY Andrew S. >>>>> This post suggests that there's a patch available to get moodle to work with the newer Dropbox API http://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=48619 >>>>> sigh http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/API The Dropbox API https://www.dropbox.com/developers is what allows 3rd-party developers to build apps that integrate with the dropbox service, which includes the official mobile apps https://www.dropbox.com/anywhere Next time you want to ask a question, please start a new topic instead of hijacking an existing one >>>>> ...and for any moodle users confused about this whole app keys / v0 thing, I've just written a lengthy explanation here: http://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=48852&replies=8#post-370910
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Gregor McNish added a comment -

I think all folders is a good approach. One of the big advanteges of Dropbox is for mobile devices, to get around application silos (in iOS, don't know about Android).

Accessing all files allows me to grab files created in different apps for upload. If I had only one folder, I'd have to first move files around – I don't think even the dropbox app lets you do this.

The single folder approach is ok for creating documents-- but even then, when you want to reuse a file in another app (photo editing say), you need access to the whole dropbox.

Having a single moodle repo folder in dropbox would limit it to cases where you drop stuff in from your computer, or to apps that aren't limited to a single folder...

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Gregor McNish added a comment - I think all folders is a good approach. One of the big advanteges of Dropbox is for mobile devices, to get around application silos (in iOS, don't know about Android). Accessing all files allows me to grab files created in different apps for upload. If I had only one folder, I'd have to first move files around – I don't think even the dropbox app lets you do this. The single folder approach is ok for creating documents-- but even then, when you want to reuse a file in another app (photo editing say), you need access to the whole dropbox. Having a single moodle repo folder in dropbox would limit it to cases where you drop stuff in from your computer, or to apps that aren't limited to a single folder...
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Dongsheng Cai added a comment -

I personally want to have full access to dropbox, so I can easily pick a photo from my /Photo folder...

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Dongsheng Cai added a comment - I personally want to have full access to dropbox, so I can easily pick a photo from my /Photo folder...

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