folder description not shows when using folder tree to navigate
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bug
feature: folder description
- Dominant language
- JavaScript
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Description
Describe the bug
When navigating the folders from the folder tree in the side panel, the folder description (from readme.md) is not shown.
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behaviour:
- Go to the files app
- Click on folder tree in the side panel
- Click on a specific folder with a nonempty readme.md
- The folder description is not shown
Expected behaviour
Folder description should be shown.
Server details:
- Nextcloud version: 33.0.2
- PHP Version: 8.3
- Database: MariaDB 11.4.10
Client details:
- OS: Ubuntu 24.04
- Browser: All
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue in the Files app: open the folder tree in the side panel and select a folder containing a nonempty readme.md. Trace the folder navigation and description-rendering entry points; done means the folder description appears when navigating through the tree, without changing the expected behavior elsewhere.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 68/100