[OS X] Add link to sync folder with ownCloud icon in Finder Sidebar

[rgr101]

Just a nice-to-have with no priority:

Have an Owncloud icon instead of the ordinary folder icon in Finder's Sidebar
(just like Dropbox does).

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[alexschomb]

Same topic for SparkleShare. No solution yet. hbons/SparkleShare#503

[davidak]

Yes, this would be nice and give the "normal" users even more the good dropbox feeling.

[jorgelbg]

Is there any work done on this issue?

[guruz]

No work done yet as far as I know.
It's a bit hacky because it can only be done by code injection.
See http://apple.stackexchange.com/a/83288/58458

[guruz]

1.7 related update: For the Finder overlay icons in 1.7 we now have code injected into Finder. It is possibly easier now to integrate this.

https://github.com/owncloud/mirall/tree/1.7/shell_integration/MacOSX/OwnCloudFinder

[jorgelbg]

WOW! this is wonderfull is already available for download?

On 9/12/14, Markus Goetz [email protected] wrote:

1.7 related update: For the Finder overlay icons in 1.7 we now have code
injected into Finder. It is possibly easier now to integrate this.

https://github.com/owncloud/mirall/tree/1.7/shell_integration/MacOSX/OwnCloudFinder

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[jturcotte]

I looked at how to do this in relation with #2340, there is an official way documented within the FinderSync doc in the "Adding a Sidebar icon":
https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/General/Conceptual/ExtensibilityPG/Finder.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40014214-CH15

This seems to rely on the FinderSync watched folder list (I didn't try yet) but fetches the icon from the wrapping application's own CFBundleIconFile .icns file. We'd need to replace the manual kdelibs logic in cmake/modules/AddAppIconMacro.cmake with an .iconset folder (containing extra sidebar_123x123.png files) and generate the .icns using iconutils instead.

The main problem I see with this though is that I'd have to change the structure of all the branding repository which fetches those files or create this .iconset directory on the fly in the build directory. I'm not sure yet if that amount of work is worth showing a fancier icon in the Finder sidebar, what do you think?

[rgr101]

I strongly believe this is an important part of visibility and brand generation, and so it'll be worth the efforts by sure...

[jorgelbg]

This little features creates a lot of user value (from my point of
view) mainly due the fact that increases the integration between the
application and the user environment.

On 6/19/15, rgr101 [email protected] wrote:

I strongly believe this is an important part of visibility and brand
generation, and so it'll be worth the efforts by sure...

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[guruz]

@MTRichards @jancborchardt Please also discuss with regards to multi-account or multiple sync folders.
And see @jturcotte 's comment above.

[jancborchardt]

For multi-account, I’d say every local folder should have an entry in the sidebar. For multiple sync folders, not sure.

[MTRichards]

For multi-account, I’d say every local folder should have an entry in the sidebar.

Yes, each root folder should get a shortcut on the finder menu, and in windows in explorer.

For multi account, the rule remains that root sync folders get left menu icons - but only one. So if a root folder is synced in two accounts, only 1 sidebar as it is the same folder.
If the root and a sub folder are synced to two different accounts, then that is like having 2 root folders, so two icons on the left.

@jancborchardt what do you think?

[jancborchardt]

@MTRichards sounds reasonable, yes.

[MTRichards]

Ok. Confirming 2.1 as the milestone then.

[Ark74]

Hi!, i see that this is an OSX related issue. Is there a Windows related one or i could be informed by watching this?

[guruz]

(At least currently the code to create a sidebar favorite seems not to be called at all because it is in a not possible anymore else branch.. check the wizard for Utility::setupFavLink( localFolder ))

[guruz]

Some progress: #5928 (comment)
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