File upload chooser prompt not working on any website

mib2berlin

@christopherpfair
Hi, please edit your post, select your list and use </> button to make the thread readable.

Cheers, mib

npro

@christopherpfair OP was using a Wayland compositor, you are using i3 on Xorg, but anyway...

maybe the file chooser opens (or you have moved it accidentally) in a new workspace of yours and you haven't noticed it?

christopherpfair

I am 100% sure that neither of those is happening to me. I have almost the same setup (3 monitors and i3) and have run vivaldi on this machine in both I3 and using xfce4 (they do not show up in either situation). The dialogues are not hidden behind anything, they are simply not showing up at all. I just double-checked again, the dialogue simply does not show up at all. AND it shows up fine when I run vivaldi at home. I am reporting it simply because I think Vivaldi is the best thing since sliced bread and I am not happy about using another browser JUST to use file dialogues......(which is what I am doing now). Looking for a solution to this I can see that this has sporadically occurred since at least 2019. I will keep using Vivaldi, BUT IT IS HAPPENING.

mib2berlin

@christopherpfair
Hi, did you check @Nekros solution above?
I cant really compare using KDE.

Cheers, mib

npro

@christopherpfair Try removing kdialog.

sudo pacman -Rn kdialog

vishv

Same problem with me:

vivaldi-stable --version                                                                                                                                                                                               ✔ 
Vivaldi 6.5.3206.50 stable

Tried with guest profile as well - no luck.

I can't remove kdialog because another software uses it.
I had both xdg-desktop-portal-gtk and xdg-desktop-portal-gnome, but removing the latter and restarting the browser did not help.

DoctorG

@vishv Update to latest .53 Stable version.

Describe your issue, please.
Which dialog does not appear.
Which Desktop Environment do you run.
Which Linux distribution and version do you use.
Do you use Multiple desktops
Do you use Multiple monitors

Check Troubleshooting issues.

You have installed xdg-desktop-portal-kde?

I checked with
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 12
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.103.0
Qt Version: 5.15.8
Kernel Version: 6.1.0-17-amd64 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
and i can open the file open dialog (KDIalog) in front of Vivaldi with button "Choose Photo/Video" on imgur page.

vishv

@DoctorG said in File upload chooser prompt not working on any website:

@vishv Update to latest .53 Stable version.

Done, issue remains. (unlike chrome)

vivaldi-stable --version                                                                                                                                                                                               ✔ 
Vivaldi 6.5.3206.53 stable

Describe your issue, please.
Which dialog does not appear.

File upload dialog does not appear. Eg. https://imgur.com/upload

Which Desktop Environment do you run.
Which Linux distribution and version do you use.

Gnome on manjaro

# System Details Report
---

## Report details
- **Date generated:**                              2024-01-17 15:31:51

## Hardware Information:
- **Hardware Model:**                              ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. PRIME A320M-C R2.0
- **Memory:**                                      32.0 GiB
- **Processor:**                                   AMD Ryzen™ 7 1800X × 16
- **Graphics:**                                    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
- **Disk Capacity:**                               2.0 TB

## Software Information:
- **Firmware Version:**                            5601
- **OS Name:**                                     Manjaro Linux
- **OS Build:**                                    rolling
- **OS Type:**                                     64-bit
- **GNOME Version:**                               45.3
- **Windowing System:**                            X11
- **Kernel Version:**                              Linux 6.6.10-1-MANJARO

Do you use Multiple desktops

No. But I use multiple workspaces.

Do you use Multiple monitors

Yes

Check Troubleshooting issues.

Done - no clue strikes me there.

You have installed xdg-desktop-portal-kde?

No. Should I?

I checked with
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 12
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.103.0
Qt Version: 5.15.8
Kernel Version: 6.1.0-17-amd64 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
and i can open the file open dialog (KDIalog) in front of Vivaldi with button "Choose Photo/Video" on imgur page.

DoctorG

@vishv

Do you use Multiple monitors

Yes

Unfortunately i can not test, have only single display here at home.

And the dialog window can not be found on another desktop or monitor?

You have installed xdg-desktop-portal-kde?
No. Should I?

As you run GNOME no need of xdg-desktop-portal-kde.

vishv

@DoctorG said in File upload chooser prompt not working on any website:

@vishv Unfortunately i can not test, have only single display here at home.

And the dialog window can not be found on another desktop or monitor?

Cannot be found - confirmed.

DoctorG

@vishv Tested now on Ubuntu 23 with multiple workspaces; file dialog appears for me.
Ubuntu 23.10 / GNOME 45.2 / Wayland / Kernel 6.5.0.14

//EDIT: ~~Perhaps i will try to install a Manjaro on my VM to test in the next hours.~~ Sad, Manjaro crashes on Virtualbox, i can not test and invest more time.

dphov

I'm impacted by the same issue

On clicking "Upload file " or "Saving as PDF" nothing happens
Example here
Stack overflow answer

Copying the example in case if link will broke

function readSingleFile(e) {
  var file = e.target.files[0];
  if (!file) {
    return;
  }
  var reader = new FileReader();
  reader.onload = function(e) {
    var contents = e.target.result;
    displayContents(contents);
  };
  reader.readAsText(file);
}

function displayContents(contents) {
  var element = document.getElementById('file-content');
  element.textContent = contents;
}

document.getElementById('file-input')
  .addEventListener('change', readSingleFile, false);

<input type="file" id="file-input" />
<h3>Contents of the file:</h3>
<pre id="file-content"></pre>

Vivaldi version 6.8.3381.48

System Info

                             OS: Pop 22.04 jammy
                             Kernel: x86_64 Linux 6.9.3-76060903-generic
         #####               
        #######              Packages: Unknown
        ##O#O##              Shell: zsh 5.8.1
        #######              Resolution: 1920x1080
      ###########            DE: GNOME 41.4
     #############           WM: i3
    ###############          GTK Theme: Dracula [GTK2/3]
    ################         Icon Theme: Dracula
   #################         Font: RobotoMono Nerd Font 12
 #####################       
 #####################       CPU: Intel Core i9-10885H @ 16x 5,3GHz [53.0°C]
   #################         GPU: Quadro T2000 with Max-Q Design
                             RAM: 31790MiB

xdg-desktop-portal-kde was installed