Closed Bug 1499656 Opened 6 years ago Closed 3 years ago

Implement notification for direct access to saved file and containing folder after saving attachments (file / folder buttons)

Categories

(Thunderbird :: Message Reader UI, enhancement)

Product:
Thunderbird
Component:
Message Reader UI
Type:
enhancement
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

(Not tracked)

Status:
RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 1351219

People

(Reporter: lopezibanez, Unassigned)

References

Details

User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Ubuntu; Linux x86_64; rv:62.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/62.0 Steps to reproduce: When saving a file, it is common to want to either open the file or the folder that contains the file. Thunderbird should show a notification that includes buttons for doing either. This was implemented by GNotifier: https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/addon/gnotifier/ but the addon was broken by TB 60 and the author (understandably) will not rewrite it: https://github.com/mkiol/GNotifier/issues/207
Blocks: 395605
You can use "Tools > Save Files" (Ctrl+J).
Severity: normal → enhancement
(In reply to Jorg K (GMT+2) from comment #1) > You can use "Tools > Save Files" (Ctrl+J). OMG! This is so useful. Thank you! How is this not one of the tabs Or tab buttons that appear by default in the tab bar? Having a notification with buttons will still be nice.
(In reply to M Lopez-Ibanez from comment #2) > OMG! This is so useful. Thank you! How is this not one of the tabs Or tab > buttons that appear by default in the tab bar? There is no button that I can add to the toolbar to have this tab, unlike for calendar and tasks.

M Lopez-Ibanez, thanks for filing this RFE, which I think is worthwhile.

As I have repeatedly pointed out, TB's workflow of saving attachments, then trying to open them or access their containing folder has been broken (interrupted) for long, because without somebody telling you that trick of comment 1 ("Tools > Saved Files" / Ctrl+J), it's all but undiscoverable.

(In reply to M Lopez-Ibanez from comment #3)

(In reply to M Lopez-Ibanez from comment #2)

OMG! This is so useful. Thank you! How is this not one of the tabs Or tab
buttons that appear by default in the tab bar?

I wonder!

There is no button that I can add to the toolbar to have this tab, unlike
for calendar and tasks.

I recommended to implement that button in Bug 1471833, but unfortunately the proposal was ignored and the bug was morphed into something else. That said, Bug 1471833 is going to improve your scenario by offering a permanent iconic "Open Containing Folder" button on each item of the "Saved Files" list (coming with the next release).

Bug 395605 is unrelated -> removing dependency.

No longer blocks: 395605
Component: Untriaged → Message Reader UI
See Also: → 1471833
Summary: notification for saving attachment (file / folder buttons) → Implement notification for direct access to saved file or containing folder after saving attachments (file / folder buttons)
Summary: Implement notification for direct access to saved file or containing folder after saving attachments (file / folder buttons) → Implement notification for direct access to saved file and containing folder after saving attachments (file / folder buttons)

(In reply to Jorg K (CEST = GMT+2) from comment #1)

You can use "Tools > Save Files" (Ctrl+J).

The problem with that: It's virtually undiscoverable, and this workflow is important enough that it should be self-explaining and easily accessible right after saving attachments.

Turns out that I had already filed this in bug 1351219.

Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 3 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
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