----- Original Message ----- > On 02/09/2014 11:51 PM, Marc-André Lureau wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: "Gianluca Cecchi" <gianluca.cec...@gmail.com> > >>> To: spice-devel@lists.freedesktop.org > >>> Sent: Friday, February 7, 2014 12:06:38 PM > >>> Subject: [Spice-devel] how to transfer files from guest to client > >>> > >>> Hello, > >>> I upgraded my spice guest tools from 0.65 to 0.74 on my windows 7 guest. > >>> I see that transfer was introduced in 0.72 for windows apparently. > >>> In fact I can transfer files from my fedora 20 client (that is also > >>> the spice server btw) to windows 7 guest (I see them on the desktop, > >>> is this the default and only way?). > >>> > >>> But I have not understood if it is possible the other way from the > >>> guest to the client and in that case how to do. > >> It's not possible, not supported case, As I understand There is no way how > >> you could know what you grabbed on the guest side (so no guest -> client > >> direction) as well as no way how you could know where you drop transferred > >> file on the guest (so it's by default copied to Desktop folder I believe). > > Spice is missing "normal" drag and drop support between guest and client. > > This is more complicated than just a "copy file" protocol. > > > > Afaik, this is something that is possible, and has been working for quite > > some time in other solutions. > > It is possible to add a virtual folder/icon on user's desktop in the > guest, such that > files drag-and-dropped on that folder are copied by spice-vdagent to a > predefined > directory on the client (using the current protocol but in a the > opposite direction).
I am quite opposed to making the file copy more featureful. There is a pretty long list of limitations with the current approach. Instead of developping a fake drag-and-drop, I would rather start looking at implementing a "real" one, that works for any drag and drop, fix most limitations, and will make the current copy behaviour obsolete. Sharing folder will also make this "copy" protocol partially obsolete. _______________________________________________ Spice-devel mailing list Spice-devel@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/spice-devel
