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I don't mind the splash page, but I do mind the obfuscated links. Previously, I could just tell the name of file to the friend who new my public folder address.
by arihant 14y ago
I don't mind the splash page, but I do mind the obfuscated links. Previously, I could just tell the name of file to the friend who new my public folder address.
The 'get link' feature adds garbage in the link that nobody can hope to remember.
- BHSPitMonkey 14y agoI mind the splash page (and content disposition headers). 1. For quickly showing ideas/images/screenshots to friends/colleagues, it becomes an ordeal. (Okay, click through a marketing page, then the file starts to download, then they need to open the file in an image viewer, then they need to find and delete the file. All this instead of click, see, close tab.) 2. It breaks the process of embedding media into web pages / forum posts / etc. 3. It breaks the process of being able to say, throw together some HTML, CSS, Javascript files, and images into a folder under /Public and have the public URL function in a browser.
- czottmann 14y agoWell, you can go to any link page, copy the "Download" URL and remove the "?dl=1" suffix. You should have a dl.dropbox.com URL now, which will show the file in the browser, and not force the browser to download the file. That being said: it's an undocumented feature, thus can't be taken as granted (and might be removed at any point in time without warning), and the path is still cryptic. Man, I am not happy at the moment.