nextcloud / nextcloud/text

When opened in edit session, sidebar and file picker don't work

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Description

Describe the bug
When opening Text from the desktop file manager, a special session is open which lacks support for the sidebar (clicking the button does nothing) and file picker. The close button also acts a bit odd - well, doesn't really do much at all ;-)

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Go to your file manager, go in a Nc synced folder and right-click a markdown file
  2. From the menu, pick Nextcloud -> edit

Expected behavior
Browser shows up. In the browser, editing works, but inserting a image, or linking to a file on Nc, using the sidebar or closing using the close button all don't work.

Nc 20/beta3 on cloud.nc.c

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the edit-session flow from a file manager using a Markdown file, then inspect the entry point for that special session and how it handles the sidebar, file picker, and close button. Done means the browser session supports inserting images or linking files, opens the sidebar, and closes correctly.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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