nextcloud / nextcloud/richdocuments
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enhancement
- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 453
- Forks
- 147
- Avg merge
- 14h 54m
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 83
Description
As discussed at the hackweek,there will be an UI_Open post message on which richdocuments should open a file picker, so the user can switch between files without closing collabora.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the JavaScript handling post messages from Collabora and the existing file-picker entry point. Trace how a file is opened without closing the editor, then implement handling for the UI_Open message so the picker lets users switch files while Collabora remains open.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100