Pick existing files in your Nextcloud to "upload" as a new attachment

[wargreen]

I've search for a similar issue but found nothing... Sorry if it's a duplicate.

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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

We use Deck for music tour managing, and use a lot mobile apps. We need to link some fast-changing files in decks so we can't upload a new version on each card. Link file from Files app is the perfect solution for us but we can't do that only via the web UI. Also, via the Deck app, we can't delete attachment or link it in the description.

Describe the solution you'd like

A similar workflow that on the web UI would be very useful.

In the card's attachment view :

• Import from file button

In the context menu of an attachment :

• View in file app
• Download
• Delete from attached files

In the description of a card :

• Add a link to an attached file, or better a full toolbar for the markdown editor (but maybe that is another topic :) for allow users that don't know how to user markdown to edit the descriptions without be scared by a non-WYSIWYG stuff.

Describe alternatives you've considered

I've try to link in the description of a file but the markdown should be write by hand in this android app. Use a file from the NC integration in the android's files re-upload the file in the /Deck dir.

Additional context

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[stefan-niedermann]

Also, via the Deck app, we can't delete attachment.

Please see our FAQ for this point.

Otherwise I identified two separate issues:

1. Append link to an existing attachment into the description
2. Pick existing files in your Nextcloud to "upload" as a new attachment

Can you confirm that I understood your requests correctly? In this case I'll split them up to two separate issues which can be worked on independently (Developer note: for 2. I have the hope that we can reuse the file picker from the Nextcloud Files app)

[wargreen]

Oops, sorry, i have not seen the FAQ. I've link this one in the Deck issue for reference.

Yes, we can summarize with this two point. For some details :

1. Append link to an existing attachment into the description

Yes. I think that can be useful to have a full markdown editor with a button for link something from attachments. I see that cause some people that work have some difficulties with techno-things as markdown. :) Yes, markdown is readable but not for everybody.

2. Pick existing files in your Nextcloud to "upload" as a new attachment

So I see more as a "link" to NC file that re-upload in the "Deck" directory. Don't know if it's the same thing on the dev side. It would be very nice to have this feature also in the the tool for link the file in the description for avoid to have to first put it in attachment then link it in description.

Thank you for your interest on this request, this will allow us to really switch to deck with our colleagues !

[stefan-niedermann]

Little update: 1.24.0 will provide an Append to description menu item when long pressing an attachment. It will behave similar to the Web UI and simply append a link to the attachment to the description.