OnlyOffice on the Dashboard (like NCText or previews) (what I'm asking for on Files)

OnlyOffice on Files

An issue from that approach, caused by simply resizing the window

I'd also really like to see Onlyoffice using Nextcloud's viewer frame, as this provides a way more obvious way for the users to close the editor.
Technically this can be done using the viewer API: https://github.com/nextcloud/viewer/
As an example the Text app uses this API here: https://github.com/nextcloud/text/blob/master/src/viewer.js

@violoncelloCH not like this would take a lot of effort -- as shown above, OnlyOffice does use the viewer API on the Dashboard, it's just a matter of making that behavior universal (and dropping whatever hack they're using on Files)

@Thesola10 I believe that's something that the Dashboard does, not the Onlyoffice-Integration... but yes, would make sense of course to use the proper viewer api everywhere

I just found out this integration app already has a Viewer API binding under js/viewer.js . What exactly is preventing js/editor.js from using the same mechanism?

Or even better: just discontinue the Editor logic in favor of using Viewer exclusively -- declutters code, removes useless shortcuts from the OnlyOffice interface and fixes most layout issues in the Files app in one go

Hello @Thesola10 @violoncelloCH
Initially, the ONLYOFFICE editor was designed to be opened on top of the file list, but then Nextcloud developers added the viewer interface for opening documents in other sections like Dashboard. We've adapted to support that interface, so the editor can now be opened anywhere where the viewer is used. However, it's not used in Files by default, so the editor still uses the original logic there, at the moment.
Based on your feedback, we'll consider using the viewer interface in Files.

@Thesola10

An issue from that approach, caused by simply resizing the window

Is this still reproducible with the latest Document Server and connector versions?

Or even better: just discontinue the Editor logic in favor of using Viewer exclusively -- declutters code, removes useless shortcuts from the OnlyOffice interface and fixes most layout issues in the Files app in one go

Could you create a dedicated issue for that suggestion and elaborate on it?

Thanks for the response @SergeyKorneyev

Is this still reproducible with the latest Document Server and connector versions?

This is the same issue, on the latest release of Nextcloud (23 from NixOS), Document Server (from Docker Hub) and the Onlyoffice connector (from the App Store) on Firefox 95 Flatpak:

elaborate on it?

By "discontinuing the Editor logic", I meant (speculatively) that using the Viewer API on Nextcloud Files would standardize the way the connector works across Nextcloud and potentially allow the current Files overlay to be retired. I don't think it requires a separate issue.

I've just noticed that, on my latest screenshot, part of the regular Files app's UI also appears to be broken -- I couldn't reproduce this without the OnlyOffice view open.

Any updates? It looks like the Nextcloud 25 redesign might hinder the current overlay approach, so switching to Viewer everywhere is especially relevant I think

Fixed in v7.8.0

Upgraded to 7.8.0 and it doesn't appear to use Viewer API frames on Files... does Document Server need to be updated as well?

This issue isn't about the layout bugs in Files view, it's about using Viewer API everywhere

Please consider reopening, the core issue still hasn't been addressed as of 8.x