nextcloud / nextcloud/server

Manually choose to send email notifications when sharing files

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0. Needs triage design enhancement feature: sharing
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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Received a lot of feedback from users. When the user mistakenly selects sharing user, an email notification cannot be withdrawn immediately, and I hope to improve this function.

Describe the solution you'd like
Users want to be able to manually choose to send email notifications.
Similar to the following screenshot,
Send email notification

Describe alternatives you've considered
Add a prominent button for email notifications.
Similar to the following screenshot,
Send email notification2

Additional context
Add any other context or screenshots about the feature request here.

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Research direction

The issue provides no files, tests, or entry points. Begin by tracing the file-sharing interface and its email-notification flow, using the two referenced screenshots as the expected interaction; done means users can explicitly choose whether to send a notification before sharing.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, php
Domain
full-stack
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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