Add file type/mime type support for dropbox in linux.

[user110]

Files in dropbox are stored as .gdoc when created with google docs, .gsheet when created with google sheets, .gslides when created with google slides, .paper when created with dropbox paper and finally, .papert when created from paper templates. but they are stored as plain text files in linux desktop. please add the file type support for .gdoc, .gsheet, .gslides, .paper & .papert in dropbox for Linux OS and add icons for the file types.

1. These are the icons I recommend for .gdoc, .gsheet and .gslides files:-

 for .gdoc files

for .gsheet files

for .gslides files

2. Create the following xml files:-

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<mime-info xmlns='http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/shared-mime-info'>
	<mime-type type="application/vnd.google-apps.document">
		<comment>Google document</comment>
		<glob pattern="*.gdoc"/>
	</mime-type>
</mime-info>

name this file as gdoc.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<mime-info xmlns='http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/shared-mime-info'>
	<mime-type type="application/vnd.google-apps.spreadsheet">
		<comment>Google spreadsheet</comment>
		<glob pattern="*.gsheet"/>
	</mime-type>
</mime-info>

name this file as gsheet.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<mime-info xmlns='http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/shared-mime-info'>
	<mime-type type="application/vnd.google-apps.presentation">
		<comment>Google presentation</comment>
		<glob pattern="*.gslides"/>
	</mime-type>
</mime-info>

and finally, name this file as gslides.xml

Finally, move these xml files to /usr/share/mime/packages.

 3. Update the mime database with the command " sudo update-mime-database /usr/share/mime " in terminal and the dev team, please add support for opening these file types in dropbox through firefox or any default os browser like in windows and mac.

[Walter]

Thank you for your idea, while we can’t take every idea forward we do regularly re-review and will update you if anything changes!

[Walter]

Hey @user110, thanks for sharing your thoughts on this!

The idea here is going to need some additional support before we can share your suggestions with our team.

I've updated the status to encourage more users to back you up!

[Walter]

Thank you for your idea, while we can’t take every idea forward we do regularly re-review and will update you if anything changes!