Ability to view text files (and maybe edit them)

[rakekniven]

For dropbox there is an 3rd party app.
Maybe you can do it inside.

[rperezb]

Thanks for the suggestion, we will study the options.

[jancborchardt]

Totally agree. This would enable basic sync & offline editing of notes, tasks, etc., replacing things like iOS Notes.

[2Belette]

so copying my post here

Hello,

Tying the latest version 5.05, on the web interface it is easy to create a new text file and modify and add text on the field.
Anything in plan to do the same thing on iPhone App?

In fact for now it is impossible to open a simple text file neither modify or add things.

It would be a good idea as it would be a "note" like app included in ownCloud for iPhone.

nothing in the roadmap in this direction?

[jancborchardt]

As far as I know, you can open it with other apps, modify it there and then add it back to ownCloud. Maybe it’s just in the dev version, or only on Android. @rperezb?

[2Belette]

I didn't see this but anyway it is not so user friendly.
it would be magic to be able to do text editing as it is possible to do on web based interface

[rperezb]

Yes, you are right @jancborchardt it is possible to open any file with an external app, this is available on the app store version.

To do that you just have to download the file, once it´s downloaded click on "open with" and those installed apps that can handle this kind of file will be shown so that you can choose the one that fits to you better.

This button is on the details view as well as on the long press menu or swipe one.

[jancborchardt]

@BenoitNE yes, that is true, it would be more awesome to be able to edit text documents right in there. But for now that’s a dreamland milestone with low priority I would say. We have to concentrate on core file sync, sharing and the like before we tackle additional apps.

@rperezb thanks for the info!

[ckaminski]

I don't even care about editing. Just show the text and offer an ability to load it into the installed editor of your choice for editing. But not being able to view a readme while I can view a photo? That seems to me to be a serious deficiency.

Not edit, just view. I'd be happy to split this out as a separate issue. I realize that adding a full-featured text editor is a lot of work, but dumping text to a window is a cake walk.

[kjyv]

AFAIK you can not open a file in a text editor, edit it there and then reupload the changes.
At least I have not been able to do that with the dropbox app and serveral text editors. Also that must be why several text editors have direct dropbox integration. It would also be a possiblity to persuade some of the text editor authors to include owncloud support :)

[ZacharyDuBois]

Moved here :)

[timmie]

any news?
airfile has this functionality...
http://airfileapp.tumblr.com/

[ZacharyDuBois]

Still waiting on this one.

[jancborchardt]

Viewing text files is on the way. Any specific update @rperezb @javiergonzper @ggdiez @nasli @RebecaMartin?

[nasli]

We are working on it, and it will be able to preview: .XML, .CSS, .JS and .PY files

[ckaminski]

Is there any reason to not just have a "View as Text" option for any ASCII
file?

Why make it specific to just file x y or z?

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We are working on it, and it will be able to preview: .XML, .CSS, .JS and
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[ZacharyDuBois]

It should just know a text file based on the contents. Just like the dropbox app. You could upload a file with no extension and dropbox still knows it is text.

[jancborchardt]

True. @nasli @javiergonzper @ggdiez is that possible? Would just take care of all text files in one.

[javiergonzper]

Hey @jancborchardt
We spoke about it on a meeting. It is possible, we have to check if iOS give us the mime type of a file without extension or if not we can obtain it from the server.

[haeringer]

As an aside - of course it would be great to have this feature on Android, too. Does it make sense to open a separate issue at owncloud/android or are the features of both apps aligned anyway?

[javiergonzper]

@haeringer no, the issues are not aligned you should open a new one on the Android repository 👍 but check before that it does not exist in order to not duplicate the issue.

[jancborchardt]

The related Android issue already exists at owncloud/android#88

[nasli]

Within iOS app is possible to preview text files and in next releases will be able to create New txt files #195.
To Edit text files let's keep tracking #486
For preview more file types let's continue here #68