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Re: Ask HN: Please review my Mac App

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Post by nrj »

juliend2 wrote: post #12

I tried your app -- nice app. I like the idea. A suggestion: One thing would be nice is the ability to have the url of the file copied into the clipboard once the file is uploaded. Like with TinyGrab, when you take a screenshot and it uploads the image. It would probably mean adding a new textfield (for the base url) in the form for adding a new bookmark. Might be useful for sharing files that you just uploaded. Edit…

Yea, I have been thinking about how to do this right. It would be easy to allow a user to optionally add a "Public Base URL" for a bookmark that you upload to, but like you said, that would really only work if you are uploading 1 file.

Definitely open to suggestions on this one.

Re: Ask HN: Please review my Mac App

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Post by notmyname »

nrj wrote: post #20
nostromo wrote: post #14

This is cool, thanks! I wish it supported Amazon's S3 -- the tool I'm currently using is terrible. :-)

Be sure to "Check for Updates" in the "OneWay" menu. Amazon S3, and SCP will be coming soon.

Looks like a great app. I'm a dev for Rackspace Cloud Files, and I'd love to see Cloud Files support in OneWay. Let me know how I can help. My email address is in my profile.

Re: Ask HN: Please review my Mac App

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Post by Pheter »

nrj wrote: post #21
juliend2 wrote: post #12

I tried your app -- nice app. I like the idea. A suggestion: One thing would be nice is the ability to have the url of the file copied into the clipboard once the file is uploaded. Like with TinyGrab, when you take a screenshot and it uploads the image. It would probably mean adding a new textfield (for the base url) in the form for adding a new bookmark. Might be useful for sharing files that you just uploaded. Edit…

Yea, I have been thinking about how to do this right. It would be easy to allow a user to optionally add a "Public Base URL" for a bookmark that you upload to, but like you said, that would really only work if you are uploading 1 file. Definitely open to suggestions on this one.

Automatically copying the URL to the clipboard could irritate some users. They may be using the clipboard for something else. A couple of alternatives:

* Right click on an item in the list and have an option to 'Copy URL'?

* Hover over an item in the list and a 'Copy URL' button appears? (Similar to how more information is provided when you hover over a youtube comment.)

Re: Ask HN: Please review my Mac App

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Post by nrj »

Pheter wrote: post #24
nrj wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yea, I have been thinking about how to do this right. It would be easy to allow a user to optionally add a "Public Base URL" for a bookmark that you upload to, but like you said, that would really only work if you are uploading 1 file. Definitely open to suggestions on this one.

Automatically copying the URL to the clipboard could irritate some users. They may be using the clipboard for something else. A couple of alternatives: * Right click on an item in the list and have an option to 'Copy URL'? * Hover over an item in the list and a 'Copy URL' button appears? (Similar to how more information is provided when you hover over a youtube comment.)

>> Right click on an item in the list and have an option to 'Copy URL'?

This is precisely what I was thinking, but how does this work if you have uploaded a folder containing 100 files? Or 100 individual files. I really would like to implement this feature I'm just not sure the best way to deal with multi-file uploads.

Re: Ask HN: Please review my Mac App

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Post by Sidnicious »

nrj wrote: post #20
nostromo wrote: post #14

This is cool, thanks! I wish it supported Amazon's S3 -- the tool I'm currently using is terrible. :-)

Be sure to "Check for Updates" in the "OneWay" menu. Amazon S3, and SCP will be coming soon.

It'd also be awesome to see WebDAV support. The application I use to store files on my phone uses WebDAV, and OneWay would be perfect for adding files.

Re: Ask HN: Please review my Mac App

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Post by Pheter »

nrj wrote: post #25
Pheter wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Automatically copying the URL to the clipboard could irritate some users. They may be using the clipboard for something else. A couple of alternatives: * Right click on an item in the list and have an option to 'Copy URL'? * Hover over an item in the list and a 'Copy URL' button appears? (Similar to how more information is provided when you hover over a youtube comment.)

>> Right click on an item in the list and have an option to 'Copy URL'? This is precisely what I was thinking, but how does this work if you have uploaded a folder containing 100 files? Or 100 individual files. I really would like to implement this feature I'm just not sure the best way to deal with multi-file uploads.

I havent tried the app so I'm not entirely familiar with how it works, but surely right clicking on the folder and coping will copy a link to that folder. If however, you right click on one of the files within that folder and select 'copy url' then it will copy the url that points directly to that file.

It sounds like it should be fairly simple to design.

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