Shutter 0.93 released

Posted by on Aug 17, 2014 in Allgemein, Blog, News, release | 14 comments

This release improves Shutter’s Dropbox integration and adds support for vgy.me.

Improved Dropbox integration

Kudos go to Marco van Hilst who rewrote (and improved/fixed) the existing plugin. Here is why (bug report):

The current Dropbox plugin used the deprecated Public folder functionality of Dropbox. Dropbox dropped support for the Public folder for free accounts that registered after the drop deadline in favor of individual share link creation.

The current Perl library binding for Dropbox’s RESTful HTTP API, Net::Dropbox::API, is old and therefore does not support the new /share and /media functions that generate proper links to the files. Attempting to upload via Dropbox with the plugin in its current state will successfully upload to the Public folder of one’s Dropbox, but will yield an invalid link that will display a 404 when opened in a browser.

 shutter_dropbox

Added support for vgy.me

Swooshy wrote an upload script for vgy.me, which is an image hosting service a friend of him made. Thanks!

 

Want to develop an upload plugin?

All you need is a) some knowledge of Perl b) this template!

How to install?

If you’ve subscribed to the Ubuntu repository, you’ll be prompted about an update being available automatically – otherwise, check the downloads page for individual packages. Updates for other distributions will be available soon. Changelog:

  * Fixed bugs / minor improvements
    -- LP: #1163251
       [Dropbox plugin doesn't work since it uses an old version of the API]
    -- LP: #1250536
       [Error Dropbox authentication and upload]
    -- LP: #1298878
       [vgy.me support]
    -- LP: #1349512
       [Dropbox plugin uses Public folder and does not create proper share link]

Enjoy this release!