File Managers: ownCloud folder icon

[jancborchardt]

(Similar to #296 but not the same)

The icon of the ownCloud folder (currently clientsync) is just a regular folder. Would be cool to have that be the ownCloud logo to be able to quickly identify it.

[coreybrett]

I agree. This should definitely be done.

[giovanisp]

+1

[tomswartz07]

This seems easy enough to do for Windows: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc144102%28VS.85%29.aspx

[jancborchardt]

@MTRichards @dragotin @danimo what do you think regarding roadmap and doability?

[MTRichards]

Totally agree, It is on the roadmap now, see ownCloud https://github.com/owncloud/mirall/issues?milestone=12&state=open.

[krusche]

+1

[dragotin]

Now handled in #1818

[jancborchardt]

It’s not handled there. This is about the folder icon of the root »ownCloud« folder. This issue is linked in #1818, but not handled there as it’s quite a different thing. Reopening.

[bennythomae]

I always wanted to have an ownCloud folder icon, so I made one for Mavericks.
Feel free to use it, if you like it.

I'm going to make one for Yosemite as well.

[dragotin]

note to self: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5739330/using-cocoa-to-create-an-icon-for-a-folder on how to set the folder icon.

[jancborchardt]

@bennythomae nice, that folder icon looks good for OS X! :)

Btw, saw you’re based in Dresden. You should come over to the ownCloud conf end of August! https://owncloud.org/conf

[tango73]

hey @bennythomae could you send another link to download that beautiful icon you made ?? ;)
Thanks !

[BenS89]

@bennythomae did you already create a yosemite icon?

[bennythomae]

I haven't hat the time yet, but I'm going to.

[MattiJoh]

The example of an icon: http://sc20k1.deviantart.com/art/ownCloud-Icon-492615985

or

or

I used ico to simply change the icon on windows folder
http://www.convertico.com/images/1421734016.9/Owncloud_small.ico

it would be neat to have it by default though.

[danimo]

@jturcotte Is there anything you need from the art department in order to get this forward?

[jancborchardt]

@jturcotte if there is, best shoot a mail to Achim. :)

[bitbonk]

Please note that under OSX we'd also need an icon for the sidebar in finder.

[guruz]

Just leaving this link here: Windows - Integrate a Cloud Storage Provider

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/en-en/library/windows/desktop/dn889934(v=vs.85).aspx

[SamuAlfageme]

There's some modern OSs integration APIs that can bring this a collateral effect:

• Windows < 10 - Include an entry in the sidebar Favorites & set the icon to match OC's Proposal: Add icon (from owncloud.exe) to explorer favorites shortcut in Windows 7-8.1 created via installer #2446 & could be solved by [windows] When creating explorer favorite use more specific windows functions #2719
• Windows > 10 - Cloud Storage Provider integration: [Windows] File Explorer - Integrate a Cloud Storage Provider: Drop down sub paths #5295
• Linux - Cloud Providers API?: [Linux] should use the new Cloud Providers API for file manager integration #4566
• Mac OS X > 10.10 - Take advantage of the Finder sync extensions API to include the sidebar icon:

You can also use the extension point’s API to add a toolbar button to the Finder window or a sidebar icon for the monitored folder.

[MegaV0lt]

Propably also related the Nextcloud Icon i made for Windows 7. See there.
https://help.nextcloud.com/t/folder-icon-for-desktop-client-windows7/6188

[guruz]

(At least currently the code to create a sidebar favorite seems not to be called at all because it is in a not possible anymore else branch.. check the wizard for Utility::setupFavLink( localFolder ))