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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
- Not natively (by the nextcloud app or any other local app) supported filetypes (like whiteboard or gpx) are downloaded instead of opened in the browser where they could be viewed/edited.
- The nextcloud android app has its limitations in some circumstances, being able to quickly switch to the browser without losing context (current file/directory) would often be helpful.
Describe the solution you'd like
An option in the file/directory options menu (three dots) that directly opens the selected file/directory in the browser.
Describe alternatives you've considered
- There is already an option to share the internal share link (i.e. the above described link) to any local app but it's hidden in the options menu under details and then sharing. Also the browser must then be selected between all apps that support recieving input from other apps.
- Additionally there is an open in option for files (or just tapping the file) but using this on filetypes not supported by any local app just tries to download them (i assume because the filemanager is the default handler for unknown filetypes).
Additional context
The backend for creating a link that could be opened in a browser seems already implemented.
The function to open the link directly in the default browser is also already implemented but not used/placed in a user-friendly way.
Adapting open with to let the user choose
- browser (internal share link opened with default browser)
- another app (filecontents/path to another app)
could also solve this.
Additionally (at least to me) the behaviour of saving an unknown filetype using the filemanager app when selecting open with and not export is unwanted. Isn't that exactly what export is for? If it can even be prevented is another question.
Generally I feel like the sharing options are misplaced in the details view (maybe a dedicated share option in the options menu) and the details view breaks with other ui-concepts in the app but that's another topic.
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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Describe the solution you'd like
An option in the file/directory options menu (three dots) that directly opens the selected file/directory in the browser.
Describe alternatives you've considered
Additional context
The backend for creating a link that could be opened in a browser seems already implemented.
The function to open the link directly in the default browser is also already implemented but not used/placed in a user-friendly way.
Adapting open with to let the user choose
could also solve this.
Additionally (at least to me) the behaviour of saving an unknown filetype using the filemanager app when selecting open with and not export is unwanted. Isn't that exactly what export is for? If it can even be prevented is another question.
Generally I feel like the sharing options are misplaced in the details view (maybe a dedicated share option in the options menu) and the details view breaks with other ui-concepts in the app but that's another topic.