[FEATURE REQUEST] way to sync export images/PDF to a folder on the phone

[Nionor]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Can't access saved files due to Android storage permissions.

Describe the solution you'd like Maybe instead of choosing Internal storage/SD Card which defaults to .../Android/data/com.akylas.documentscanner/file, make a third option to select a specific folder.

[farfromrefug]

@Nionor ok so i started to work on this. It will be a bit tricky as i need to find a way to read a sqlite database using android Storage Access Framework.

[Nionor]

Can't you split it up so you have the db where it is now and only put the images and documents in an accessible location?

[farfromrefug]

@Nionor It is a possibility but wont be of much use to you. You need to understand that the "data" folder and the images in there might not correspond to the image you would export from the app. It is missing information like filters (bw, sepia...) and possibly more things in the future. Custom storage location would mainly be to use the same data after app re-installation or using new phone with same sd card

[Nionor]

Ah I see, but is that the same data that is synced with WebDAV?

[farfromrefug]

@Nionor Yes it is. Only a "backup" thing. If what you want is a way to "sync" "exported" images automatically then it is kind of another feature request. Possible but requires some design and work (like what happen if you delete a page, what file naming rules so that image gets updated if you change filter or something...) But it is on my TODO list!

EDIT: i ll rename that FR to reflect what you want

[Nionor]

Ok cool, no we are on the same page then as a backup solution but I just didn't know the inner workings. But don't put too much time on this, I just thought it would be a nice way to have alternative ways to make a backup. An alternative could maybe be to use the same functionality as the WebDAV sync but just sync to a local folder?

The sync for exported images works fine as it is I think since there you can choose any folder you like.

On a side note, I added Swedish translation but I saw in the PR that the json was added but empty, is there something I need to do on the Weblate page to commit it or something? First time using Weblate so I'm a noob there.

[farfromrefug]

@Nionor indeed i see it is done on weblate. Might take a bit of time for the PR to be created with the content. Not sure... Will check it

[farfromrefug]

@Nionor we can close this right?

[Nionor]

Still think it would be nice to have another automatic backup solution other then WebDAV, but maybe something for later.

[farfromrefug]

Yes I will implement it! Just need time