UX improvements for sharing local files

[lidel]

Something that deserves own mini-journey: sharing local files via IPFS

It is a silent one, but honestly this is a "killer feature" when it comes to convenience.

What we have right now:

• "Share local files via IPFS" in Companion's browser action menu opens the upload tab
• support for drag&drop ✨ (latest beta)
• preload at public gateway
• ugly URL: produces raw CID

Some ideas on how to make it a better experience:

• Display IPFS addresses instead of opening uploaded file (tracked in Display IPFS addresses instead of opening uploaded file #423)
  • Partially delivered by directory wrapping (PR feat: preserve file name, support sharing multiple files #479)
• Save all uploads to MFS (ipfs.files) (tracked in Save all uploads to MFS (via ipfs.files API) #415)
• Progress indicator (tracked in Display progress of Quick Upload #295)
• Keeping original filename in URL by wrapping a file in a directory (tracked in Add support for wrapping quick uploads in a directory. #349, added in PR feat: preserve file name, support sharing multiple files #479)
• Sharing multiple files (added in PR feat: preserve file name, support sharing multiple files #479)
• Sharing directories (tracked in Sharing a directory #396)
• Optional symmetric encryption (catering to less savvy users) (UI for encryption before upload  ipfs-gui#53)
• Handle / fix crash when dropping a big file crash when dropping a big file #464
• Feature: option to automatically copy url when adding to ipfs Feature: option to automatically copy url when adding to ipfs #576
• Support local camera or external services
  • see https://uppy.io

Related

• Design aspect of "Sharing" is currently tracked in Design: Share files via IPFS ipfs-gui#34

[jessicaschilling]

Closing this one, since its remaining components are tracked in their own issues.