(In reply to Xisco FaulĂ­ from comment #88)
> (In reply to daniel from comment #87)
> > This is not working in v7.2.2.2
> > 
> > The key is not being properly stored, and the UI leaves a LOT to be desired.
> > 
> > You may find that the way the tool rclone (rclone.org) handles this
> > authentication is much more graceful than the current solution.
> > 
> > The dialog box is also misleading about what, when (at which step), and
> > where to paste the key from the OAuth process.
> > 
> > There has to be a better way for users to be able to use this feature.
> 
> hello,
> Please read comment 82 to allow storing the key

I have, but it is extremely user-unfriendly and unless you are looking
up this bug report, you would never know how to do it.  Even then, the
notes in comment #87 are not the complete instructions.

Basically, this method is a dirty workaround of a patch job that needs
to be truly fixed in both the backend and the UI. The method used to get
and capture the key is not graceful, and the UI is plain incorrect.

I would fix it myself if it was something that had the skill to do (I
love open source software for that!), but I do not feel comfortable in
my skill level making those modifications.  Instead, I have pointed this
very skilled and talented community to another piece of open-source
software that has done a very good job at tackling this issue for not
only Google Drive, but also for numerous other cloud storage vendors.
Their code base is mature, and the capabilities of that tool complement
what users of this project need.

In reality, the project might even look at integrating that tool's
functionality into this one, similar to how other modules have become
standard within the software. Spell checking is one function that comes
to mind.

I see this as an opportunity to potentially have one community help
another, giving them both a way to learn from the other's work and
experience. Isn't that one of the main benefits of being open source?

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Title:
  [upstream] Access to the Google remote account does not work

Status in LibreOffice:
  In Progress
Status in libreoffice package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I have a Google account with 2FA login, from LibreOffice I try to add the 
remote account, but it doesn't work, it asks me for a 6-digit PIN.
  Investigating to see if it was just my problem, I discovered that this is a 
long-standing LibreOffice bug (1) and seems unresolved.

  The last report confirms this: "2019-07-04 04:44:41 UTC
  This feature doesn't work with my Google account _w/o_
  2FA.

  Bug hasn't be resolved for about 3 years and "very soon"
  we may celebrate 5 years anniversary.  %-("

  1) https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=101630

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
  Package: libreoffice (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-10.11-generic 5.3.0-rc8
  Uname: Linux 5.3.0-10-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu7
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Tue Sep 17 23:00:10 2019
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-02-18 (210 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 19.04 "Disco Dingo" - Alpha amd64 (20190130)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=screen-256color
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=it_IT.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: libreoffice
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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