Files menubars are confusing

[mjourdan]

The Files menubar looks radically different, depending mainly on two things:

• we are browsing a folder or editing a file
• the folderpath (a breadcrumb will appear or not)

Please find a short review and a proposal.

Review

Proposal

Steps to reproduce

ownCloud 5.0.9

@jancborchardt @kabum @kondou-ger @raghunayyar

[Niduroki]

Localized the "New" button is even worse:

It really needs some work … #204

Liking your concepts though 👍

[karlitschek]

@jancborchardt

[DeepDiver1975]

I'd vote for removing the 'new from link' - we really need this?

[Niduroki]

@DeepDiver1975 👎 I'm using it from time to time.

[MorrisJobke]

Rare use cases aren't really good use cases - especially when they are easily simulateable by just downloading a file and then put this into your ownCloud

[raghunayyar]

@jancborchardt any opinions? I can take care of this but need your take here.

[jancborchardt]

Some feedback:

• the close function of the text editor is already moved to the right, so that’s fixed
• seeing »wasted space« in an interface review always seems a bit strange to me. ;) Whitespace can be effectively used to discern elements.
• searching inside the textfile might be a web browser feature, but not many people know of that. Hence it’s more present
• having the close button when browsing folders does not really make sense as you are not closing something. You go back.
• »Add« or »upload« is one of the most important functions of ownCloud. Moving that to the right between a giant »show deleted files« button and a close button diminishes its importance.

As for adding files, I’m planning a combined + menu which shows Upload, New file, New folder etc in a popover: #7031
Another important change is the addition of the sidebar for Files #6260
And also, that text files should be shown more full-screen for better focus. Showing the header and app list while the more important other files in the current folder are not shown is really weird. See owncloud-archive/apps#1425 (comment)

So you see, lots of changes planned and coming up. If you want to help make them real, you’re more than welcome to. And I hope the feedback is helpful.