Files : be able to rename favorite folders in the left column, as can be done in the OS's file explorers
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Description
I have quite a few favorites in “Files,” but some are at the end of the tree structure and their names are often not very descriptive. In some cases, I may have two different folders with the same name (or almost the same name) and I can't tell them apart.
When a folder (I'm not talking about files added to favorites, because that's generally less of a problem and less common) is added to favorites, a label is created in the database (using the current folder name by default) that can then be modified independently of the folder name.
Basically, I would like to do the same thing in Nextcloud that I can do, for example, with the Nemo file manager in Linux Mint.
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No files, tests, or entry points are named. Trace how the Files app stores favorite folders and renders their labels in the left column, then determine how an independently editable label should be persisted; done means a favorite folder can be renamed without changing the underlying folder name and the label remains correct after reload.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- php
- Domain
- database, frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100