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Directories sync #48

Open yanex opened 7 years ago

yanex commented 7 years ago

Allow to sync directories (both sides, right -> left, left -> right).

stefan1983 commented 6 years ago

That would be a very helpful feature ;)

ilirium commented 5 years ago

I also think that this feature is necessary. However, I found that "cloning tabs" works as I expect for the feature. From docs:

You can clone the current tab to the left (⌘←) or to the right (⌘→).

brandondrew commented 3 years ago

Allow to sync directories (both sides, right -> left, left -> right).

@yanex: are you talking about actual synchronization of the files themselves in 2 directories? Or synchronizing the paths of the 2 panes, so that changing the path in one pane results in the other pane also change its path?

Actual syncing of files would be awesome, but it's a pretty major feature. Based on what you included in parentheses, I think this is what you're talking about.

It might be useful to allow different sync implementations as plugins.

  1. It will help people recognize that Marta is much more than a sync tool.
  2. It will make it easier for developers to contribute to improving the sync feature.
  3. It will make it easier to swap out sync strategies—some users will prefer simplicity and lack of dependencies, while others may specifically want something that uses rsync or whatever.
  4. It will make it easier for you to get user feedback before you're ready to make it a part of a default Marta installation.

If you're talking about synchronizing the paths, it would be helpful if the UI didn't label it as "syncing" but instead as "syncing paths" to disambiguate. I think this is what @ilirium is talking about.