Feature: Improving FTP support

[gave92]

Description

This issue is to track bugs and enhancements for the new FTP support (#5627).

• Support for ftps:// in address bar
• Progress support for file transfers
• Pin to favorites support
• Double click downloads to TEMP and opens file
• Update the sidebar when a new connection is added without restart
• Move operation
• Copy and create folders
• Handle copy conflicts
• Autorefresh folder after changes
• Offer an option to login with user-provided credentials even if "Anonymous" work
• Offer an option to login with different credentials on each tab
• Remember credentials (per server+port)

Files Version

Main (1.9.17)

[Josh65-2201]

1. Maybe also add a startup first time tip for how to connect to an FTP server. Isn't very clear as it is in 1.9.24.

2. If I'm trying to connect to an FTP server it gives me no waring that it can't connect (Credentials aren't correct or server is not available/offline), Just loads constantly. Then changing the address wont cancel the previous connection and doesn't bring up the credential popup.

3. Should also allow saving FTP addresses to the network drives section and pin folders with in the FTP server to the favorites section.

4. Better icons support like folder icons should be windows equivalent rather than the monochrome one and know file types should use the associated program (e.g. .txt uses visuals studio from me so it show that icon) and the white blank file windows uses for unknown ones.

[gave92]

Thanks for the feedback.

saving FTP addresses to the network drives

You should be already able to do that from the "map Network drive" dialog

pin folders with in the FTP server to the favorites section

You should be already able to do that, don't you have the option in the context menu? you're right, there's only the pin to start option

Better icons support like folder icons

It should be already showing the windows icons, do you only see the monochrome icons? Sounds like a bug. Does the ftp server you're using require credentials?

[Josh65-2201]

1.Didn't think it supported them since its the windows dialog. ill give it ago Works

3.No it's in anonymous mode.. It only seem to happen when entering the address from the search bar. Using the windows dialog and saving it work fine.

[Josh65-2201]

When adding, removing or renaming an FTP connection the side bar doesn't update until files reloaded.

[hez2010]

Path bar doesn't recognize ftps://

[hez2010]

Some FTP servers are providing different contents depending on credentials, we should add the ability to login not using anonymous even if it can be logged in with anonymous.

[hez2010]

Also, we should make it possible to login to the same server but with different credentials in different tabs. The current credential saving logic is not in good fit IMO. (we should cache credentials for per-tab, not per server host)