nextcloud / nextcloud/server

Files App: Display absolute and detailed file date/time instead of relative an/or reduced ones

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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Files App shows date/time information in a reduces manner like "August 27" or "8 days ago" or yesterday.
Even in the details panel reveals more information, neither in the title nore in the "versions" tab.
So the only way to get details is to hover the reduces information, which shows more in a tooltip.

To be honest: I cannot imagine to whom's sake this is done in this way. I am wondering if this is kind of a fashion in GUI development since a couple of years, but I cannot get which sense it makes. Perhaps someone is able to enlighten me ...

Describe the solution you'd like
Display detailed date/time information based on the local scheme. I personally would prefer ISO format, anyway ... In my eyes this would not consume more space in the GUI, but would be much easier to read.

Describe alternatives you've considered
Alternatively let the user choose and provide a configuration option in the settings panel of the files app.

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Research direction

No file or test is named. Start by locating the Files App date/time rendering used in the file list, details panel, and versions tab, then compare it with the existing tooltip behavior. Done means the affected views show detailed local date/time information consistently, or clearly expose the requested setting if configuration is chosen.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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