Server: No indication of file assembling in chunked upload via web

[rullzer]

1. Upload a big file via the web (2GB or something)
2. See it upload
3. Once the final byte is send the upload bar disappears
4. The file still needs to be assembled which takes time
5. The file list is refreshed

Now at step 4 we have no feedback that something is still going on. But assembling a 2GB file can take some time.

Possible solutions:

1. Show a spinner?
2. Don't remove the progress bar until it is all finished

[MorrisJobke]

I would vote for showing a placeholder entry in the file list - maybe also already all of the time. Then it's also easier to align with the "upload to a folder", which shows below the folder name some information.

[skjnldsv]

Maybe it's time to just change the progress bar we have :see_no_evil:

[c0fe]

Honestly, the whole upload mechanism design is a mess. I proposed that the upload show a modal window at the bottom but I do not recall where that conversation went.

@MorrisJobke how about doing it this way

User selects file to upload
Name of file appears in gray on the UI with smaller font
Progress bar appears below the file name (using the color scheme selected by admin)
File completes upload
Progress bar disappears and file description turns black and restores to original size.

The restoration I suggest is using how Material Design does it with forms, where if you click on the field the description goes up a bit smaller.

@skjnldsv

For drop box file I would just recommend forking the Mega UI as their upload mechanism is very good.

[MorrisJobke]

cc @nextcloud/designers

I like the proposal of @c0fe

[skjnldsv]

Seconded

[jancborchardt]

Basically agree with @MorrisJobke and @c0fe, and this has come up before but also not sure where it was:
When you upload files, simply show »Ghost entries« in the file list, with 50% opacity. The whole file row can act as the progress bar for uploading. Of course the filetype icon should also be a spinner, because maybe only one file has actual progress.
Then as soon as it’s uploaded, it goes from 50% to full opacity, and the spinner becomes the image preview.

[MorrisJobke]

Most likely nothing for 14 -> moving to 15.

[jancborchardt]

I found the issue: [IMPROVEMENT] Better Upload for Single Files #8972

The uploading file should actually just show inline, using the file row as loading indicator.

and

• navigating further down into folders: We could show the progress bar below the folder name in the breadcrumbs
• navigating further up to parent folders: We could show the progress bar below the folder name in the file list

That way it will be nicely integrated and not just slapped on the bottom.

[MorrisJobke]

Just some notes from my side:

It’s kind of a bug: the upload bar is gone and the user think it’s finished but it isn’t fully, because the MOVE request isn’t done yet. So we maybe should look into make this a bit smoother.