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  1. Moodle app
  2. MOBILE-3761

Show "open with" dialog when opening a file

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      Test in iOS: Standard app

      1. In web as teacher, create a mod_resource and a mod_folder with at least 1 file.
      2. In the app, open the mod_resource. Check that you see 2 buttons: Open and Open with.
      3. Click the Open button. Check that the file is opened inside the app like it used to.
      4. Click the "Open with" button. Check that a modal appears to let you choose which app to use to open the file.
      5. Go back to course page. At the right of the resource, check that you see the same icon you saw in the "Open" button.
      6. Click that button. Check that the file is opened inside the app like it used to.
      7. Now open the folder. Check that you only see the download button in the file.
      8. Download the file. Check that a Share button appears now.
      9. Click the Share button. Check that a modal appears to let you choose which app to use to open the file.
      10. Click the whole file. Check that the file is opened inside the app like it used to.

      Test in iOS: BMA

      To test this part you will need to compile an app using "iOSDefaultOpenFileAction": "open-with" in the moodle.config.json.

      Repeat all the tests in the previous section. The only differences are:

      5-6: Now the app displays the Share button, and clicking it displays the modal to choose app.

      8-10: Now the button displays the "Open" icon and the behaviour is the opposite: clicking the button opens the file inside the app, clicking the whole file opens the choose app modal. 

      Test in Android

      Check that the behaviour hasn't changed in Android:

      1. Inside mod_resource you only see 1 button: Open. It opens the file in the app.
      2. In the folder you don't see the share button even if the file is downloaded.
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      Test in iOS: Standard app In web as teacher, create a mod_resource and a mod_folder with at least 1 file. In the app, open the mod_resource. Check that you see 2 buttons: Open and Open with. Click the Open button. Check that the file is opened inside the app like it used to. Click the "Open with" button. Check that a modal appears to let you choose which app to use to open the file. Go back to course page. At the right of the resource, check that you see the same icon you saw in the "Open" button. Click that button. Check that the file is opened inside the app like it used to. Now open the folder. Check that you only see the download button in the file. Download the file. Check that a Share button appears now. Click the Share button. Check that a modal appears to let you choose which app to use to open the file. Click the whole file. Check that the file is opened inside the app like it used to. Test in iOS: BMA To test this part you will need to compile an app using "iOSDefaultOpenFileAction": "open-with" in the moodle.config.json. Repeat all the tests in the previous section. The only differences are: 5-6: Now the app displays the Share button, and clicking it displays the modal to choose app. 8-10: Now the button displays the "Open" icon and the behaviour is the opposite: clicking the button opens the file inside the app, clicking the whole file opens the choose app modal.  Test in Android Check that the behaviour hasn't changed in Android: Inside mod_resource you only see 1 button: Open. It opens the file in the app. In the folder you don't see the share button even if the file is downloaded.
    • MOODLE_39_STABLE
    • MOODLE_39_STABLE
    • Moodle App 3.9.5

      We have had issues with users opening files on iOS. Some files such as powerpoint and word documents will open in a preview which may not render the file well. To open another app, they then have to use the "Share" icon in the preview before they are given the option to open it in something else. This isn't obvious, and users have complained about files not displaying properly.

      ionic5 now has a "showOpenWith" method in the FileOpener class, which lets the user select an app before the file is shown. This also makes it clear that they are leaving the Moodle app and moving to another, which has been another source of confusion when previewing files. We think we should use this instead of the current method.

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            dpalou Dani Palou
            marxjohnson Mark Johnson
            Noel De Martin Noel De Martin
            Pau Ferrer Pau Ferrer
            Pau Ferrer Pau Ferrer
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