linuxmint / linuxmint/nemo-extensions
[nemo-preview] [feature request] Preview README with directory
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Description
Hello,
It would be handy if nemo-preview on a directory also displayed (the beginning) of a potential README file in the directory in question.
I'm willing to help with the implementation, but due to lack of time, I would need someone to tell me where to start and where to look for documentation.
(It would also be nice to have a directory's README displayed somewhere when navigating in that directory, but that would require a UI redesign. Are there any plans to add a preview panel?)
Thanks!
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Research direction
Start by locating the nemo-preview extension entry point and the code that handles directory previews; the issue does not name specific files or tests. Read the extension documentation and existing preview behavior before deciding how README files are selected and truncated. Done means opening a directory preview also shows the beginning of a README from that directory; the proposed UI redesign is out of scope.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100