Show "view in folder" for search results.
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Search results really need a "view in folder" option. In the current stable Nextcloud version (32.0.x) there is no way to locate the parent folder for a file returned in search results.
Edit: This may actually be a bug. Hitting the "Search everywhere" button-thingy (what is this widget called?) after a search, provides results that do have a "view in folder" option. (Possibly a second bug: where was I searching if it wasn't "everywhere" in the first place? ... I was already in "All files" edit-edit: apparently this second one is a design choice and not a bug)
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Reproduce the behavior in Nextcloud 32.0.x by searching from All files and comparing the regular results with those from the “Search everywhere” control. The work is done when file results from the relevant search view provide a way to locate their parent folder, with the existing distinction between search scopes preserved.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
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- Tech stack
- php
- Domain
- frontend, search
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100