Support more file extensions #394

The1AndMany · 2019-11-02T15:50:17Z

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
When I was using files_texteditor, it allowed me to open files with pretty much any file extension, so long as the data was stored in plaintext format. This was especially useful for editing my website's .html and .css files on the fly. Since upgrading to Nextcloud 17, this functionality seems to have been removed when the default text editor changed. This means I must have that file synced to my computer and open it locally, but there are some instances where I might be using a public computer at a library, so that wouldn't be an option.

Describe the solution you'd like
Ideally, if a file format stores its data in a plaintext-like format (.html, .css, .json, .xml, etc.), Text should be able to open it

Describe alternatives you've considered
Switch back to files_texteditor, but I'm not sure that's a possibility anymore

Additional context
The only other context I can think of is specifically stating that I keep my website saved to another folder on my server, which I connect to using local external storage.

gt2416 · 2019-11-05T03:32:29Z

+1 for this, I used to be able to code my .cpp files on nextcloud for my school projects, now it just downloads the file.

juliusknorr · 2019-11-11T14:30:24Z

As a quick fix we can extend the list in https://github.com/nextcloud/text/blob/master/src/helpers/mime.js#L38

Ideally the viewer should maybe also support wildcards just as the files apps file actions which also allows only matching for the mime part (text)

FastBlit · 2019-11-11T19:23:26Z

I would like to open asciidoc files without hiding the syntax.

GottHeit · 2019-12-04T06:37:24Z

As a quick fix we can extend the list in https://github.com/nextcloud/text/blob/master/src/helpers/mime.js#L38

I tried to add that fix as I would like do edit some files which are not editable yet. But I don´t have that folder/file mentioned? Cannot find it, even with a search. Maybe you can give me a hint? (Not a nextcloud pro, so maybe too stupid ^^)

juliusknorr · 2019-12-04T16:56:00Z

I tried to add that fix as I would like do edit some files which are not editable yet. But I don´t have that folder/file mentioned? Cannot find it, even with a search. Maybe you can give me a hint? (Not a nextcloud pro, so maybe too stupid ^^)

Those file are not available in the release bundle since we use webpack to bundle all files in the src/ directory into javascript bundles. Checkout the development setup in our readme: https://github.com/nextcloud/text#-development-setup

Torenga · 2020-07-16T09:25:12Z

Please make this an opt-in/out feature. I want to click my HTML-files, start a download and open them directly in a new tab. No hosting, no editing.

At the moment I have removed the Text app because it freezes the tab when opening larger HTML-files (10mb+) in the editor beyond blocking my workflow.

Edit: A workaround is editing MIME type handling, but it's hardly an end-user option so while the problem is fixed for me the request still stands. 👍

ParaplegicRacehorse · 2020-10-02T21:29:24Z

I don't much care about programming syntax -- a separate code editor app might be better suited for that -- but I think support for more general-purpose markup languages would be a good thing.

++ org-mode
++ asciidoc

I know gitlab and github web editors both have some level of support for at least org-mode and asciidoc. Code could be borrowed.

juliusknorr · 2020-10-06T20:50:16Z

Pull requests are very welcome for that. As mentioned the mimetypes are listed in https://github.com/nextcloud/text/blob/master/src/helpers/mime.js#L38

bzg · 2020-10-09T07:05:18Z

I'm the maintainer of Org-mode, let me know if we can help about this.

juliusknorr · 2020-10-09T11:20:19Z

Is there a standardized mimetype for org files somewhere or should they be just considered as text/plain as it get it on my system:

$ file --mime-type test.org
test.org: text/plain

bzg · 2020-10-09T11:43:36Z

We have a de facto mimetype text/org advertized on our website but it is not registered yet, we are working toward registering it. In the meantime, text/plain would be.

JudicialDomicide · 2021-02-16T01:13:52Z

Being able to edit .org and .bib files in nextcloud natively would be really useful rather than having to download to edit.

ParaplegicRacehorse · 2021-02-27T21:52:02Z

Nobody is asking for the full emacs org-mode interactive experience (it would be lovely, but way outside the scope of this issue). Simple recognition of file type, editability as any other plain text file, and display-rendering of the markup at least to the same level of sophistication that whichever flavor of markdown you recognize currently enjoys.

Spartachetto · 2021-03-02T08:09:45Z

@juliushaertl the request of the possibility to open other files formats with a text editor (either permanently or just in case you need it that time) has a long story.

Here are some references:
nextcloud/files_texteditor#15
nextcloud/files_texteditor#16

I'd add also this, as I think it is related:
nextcloud/viewer#2393

JudicialDomicide · 2021-03-02T13:34:37Z

Why do we need to read ridiculous amounts of a long history chain just to get emacs .org text files viewable in the nextcloud text editor? It’s ridiculous! Sent from ProtonMail Mobile

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On Tue, Mar 2, 2021 at 08:10, Spartachetto ***@***.***> wrote: ***@***.***(https://github.com/juliushaertl) the request of the possibility to open other files formats with a text editor (either permanently or just in case you need it that time) has a long story. Here are some references: [nextcloud/files_texteditor#15](nextcloud/files_texteditor#15) [nextcloud/files_texteditor#16](nextcloud/files_texteditor#16) I'd add also this, as I think it is related: [nextcloud/viewer#2393](nextcloud/viewer#2393) — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, [view it on GitHub](#394 (comment)), or [unsubscribe](https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AMGNTKJSB3G6R3ONB6UK62DTBSMNRANCNFSM4JIGJDKA).

Spartachetto · 2021-03-02T16:45:44Z

@JudicialDomicide if you are disturbed by my comment, my purpose was:

to let the developers know that this feature is asked since long time
to help issue maintainers to close issues that could be no more useful
to link to interesting ideas like, for example, the possibility to provide both the ability to always open a specific file format with a text editor or to open it only if needed

So I ask to @juliushaertl to please tell me if i managed to reach at least some of these goals....

I'd also like to ask if @JudicialDomicide nice words respect Nextcloud code of conduct...

zzkt · 2021-03-08T17:40:26Z

@bzg @JudicialDomicide (and others) as of Nextcloud 21 you can now view & edit .org files as text.

JudicialDomicide · 2021-03-08T18:33:14Z

Many thanks. Can we be cheeky and get .bib added as well (bibtex/biblatex) Sent from ProtonMail Mobile

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zzkt · 2021-03-08T20:44:25Z

@JudicialDomicide you could try adding the relevant MIME info (i.e. application/x-bibtex) to the text app and nextcloud (e.g. nextcloud/server#1205)

Thatoo · 2022-06-22T08:34:15Z

I guess, this could be solved by these two old enhancement requests : nextcloud/viewer#2393 and nextcloud/server#9192

Thus, I invite people of this thread to +1 these two requests and close this issue to make things clearer to devs.

bzg · 2022-06-23T06:04:16Z

Thanks @Thatoo, I +1'ed the other two requests.

juliusknorr · 2022-07-19T10:07:06Z

I'm going to close this as this is a very wide ticket. In case you want to push forward additional file type support, this would need:

The mime type needs to be known by Nextcloud server (see add text/org mimetype server#24488 for how this can be added)

Once that is there, please open a separate ticket for the individual types or a pull request to add them to

text/src/helpers/mime.js

Lines 35 to 61 in 12df66f

    
           const openMimetypesMarkdown = [ 
        
           	'text/markdown', 
        
           ] 
        
           const openMimetypesPlainText = [ 
        
           	'text/plain', 
        
           	'application/cmd', 
        
           	'application/x-empty', 
        
           	'application/x-msdos-program', 
        
           	'application/javascript', 
        
           	'application/json', 
        
           	'application/x-perl', 
        
           	'application/x-php', 
        
           	'application/x-tex', 
        
           	'application/xml', 
        
           	'application/yaml', 
        
           	'text/css', 
        
           	'text/html', 
        
           	'text/org', 
        
           	'text/x-c', 
        
           	'text/x-c++src', 
        
           	'text/x-h', 
        
           	'text/x-java-source', 
        
           	'text/x-ldif', 
        
           	'text/x-python', 
        
           	'text/x-shellscript', 
        
           ]

The1AndMany added the enhancement New feature or request label Nov 2, 2019

juliusknorr mentioned this issue Nov 11, 2019

Add support to edit all kind of code files (java, html, etc) #402

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ParaplegicRacehorse mentioned this issue Oct 2, 2020

Add support for orgmode files #1052

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juliusknorr mentioned this issue Oct 9, 2020

Recognize org-mode .org files as text files and allow collaborative edition like for .md and .txt files nextcloud/files_texteditor#285

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zzkt mentioned this issue Nov 27, 2020

add text/org mimetype #1205

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LouisSung mentioned this issue Mar 2, 2022

Unrecongized file extensions are prompted for download instead of opening in text editor nextcloud/server#30566

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juliusknorr closed this as completed Jul 19, 2022

bjornfor mentioned this issue Nov 15, 2022

Add text/asciidoc mimetype nextcloud/server#35176

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Add text/asciidoc mimetype #3535

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test: open different mimetypes #3540

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Support more file extensions #394

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Support more file extensions #394

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