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1. Allow "plain text" toggle on preview pane for all small files

   Right now, the preview pane on the site will refuse to display plain text files unless the file extension is one of a short list of types. However, there's no good reason why this files can't be displayed. There's no need to try to syntax-highlight the files, just display the contents.

   Since the site won't necessarily know if a file with an obscure extension is a plain text file or not, all files below a certain reasonable length in bytes should have a toggle checkbox in the preview pane ("Display raw contents" or something) that would force the file to be displayed as plain text. It would be a safe enough assumption to guess that the files are encoded with UTF8.

   I know similar reasonable suggestions to merely add more supported extensions (e.g., .log) have been posted before and ignored. I'm making a broader request here because this is something I run into every day.

   Right now, the preview pane on the site will refuse to display plain text files unless the file extension is one of a short list of types. However, there's no good reason why this files can't be displayed. There's no need to try to syntax-highlight the files, just display the contents.

   Since the site won't necessarily know if a file with an obscure extension is a plain text file or not, all files below a certain reasonable length in bytes should have a toggle checkbox in the preview pane ("Display raw contents" or something) that would force the file to… more

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2. I would like to see two buttons, "Go to My Account" and "Log in", or be able to go back to the preview screen after logging in with "Go to M

   Currently, when accessing a file link in an invited folder in Box without logging in to Box, [Go to My Account] is displayed in the upper right corner of the browser.

   When I click "Go to My Account" and log in, the page moves to "All Files" instead of the preview screen that was open.

   Previously, the "Login" button was displayed instead of "Go to My Account".
   Also, the "Login" button is still displayed instead of "Go to My Account" in browsers that do not have a login cache.

   If you use the "Login" button to log in, you will not be taken to "All Files", but to the preview screen of the file opened by the link.

   After opening a file from a link in a browser with cache and moving to the preview screen, I would like the [Login] button to appear as it does in a browser without cache.
   Or, after logging in, I would like to be able to go back to the preview screen of the file opened by the link.

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   【日本語】
   現在、Box内の招待されているフォルダのファイルリンクを利用し、Boxへログインを行っていない状態でアクセスを行った際、ブラウザの右上には[Go to My Account]が表示されます。

   [Go to My Account]をクリックしログインを行うと、開いていたプレビュー画面ではなく、[すべてのファイル]へとページが移動してしまいます。

   以前は[Go to My Account]ではなく、[ログイン]ボタンが表示されておりました。
   また、現在もログインキャッシュの存在しないブラウザでは、[ログイン]ボタンが[Go to My Account]の代わりに表示されております。

   [ログイン]ボタンでログインを行った場合は、[すべてのファイル]へ移動することはなく、リンクで開いたファイルのプレビュー画面へと移動が行われます。

   キャッシュのあるブラウザでリンクからファイルを開き、プレビュー画面へ移動した後、キャッシュのないブラウザと同様に[ログイン]ボタンを表示させてほしいです。
   もしくはログイン後に[リンクで開いたファイル]のプレビュー画面へ戻れるようにしてください。

   Currently, when accessing a file link in an invited folder in Box without logging in to Box, [Go to My Account] is displayed in the upper right corner of the browser.

   When I click "Go to My Account" and log in, the page moves to "All Files" instead of the preview screen that was open.

   Previously, the "Login" button was displayed instead of "Go to My Account".
   Also, the "Login" button is still displayed instead of "Go to My Account" in browsers that do not have a login cache.

   If you use the "Login" button to log in, you will… more

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3. Prevent text files from being truncated in Preview Mode

   When working with Box, we gather data which we lock down using the classification tooling within Box. This prevents engineers from downloading sensitive or customer data to their personal workstations or unauthorised areas and is generally very useful.

   However a main use case for us is allowing engineers to read through very verbose (long) log files which our product generates. When a customer provides us with these log files, we cannot always read important information, as box will truncate the view of these long files and inform the user that they should download the file to read it in it's original form, which isn't possible by design due to classification. It would be great if it were possible to either remove the truncate feature for certain areas of box, or install a third party content viewer that can render the content stored in box in a better way that box preview.

   When working with Box, we gather data which we lock down using the classification tooling within Box. This prevents engineers from downloading sensitive or customer data to their personal workstations or unauthorised areas and is generally very useful.

   However a main use case for us is allowing engineers to read through very verbose (long) log files which our product generates. When a customer provides us with these log files, we cannot always read important information, as box will truncate the view of these long files and inform the user that they should download the file to read it in it's… more

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4. Enable excalidraw on box

   minimal case: enable preview of excalidraw files. excalidraw is open source (MIT) and strongly draws attention to fast hand-drawn sketches done quickly for more and more people.

   optimal: include excalidraw capability editing online, store the file directly in box, enable inline editing similar to office documents.

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5. Native to Box Music Player integration

   We would like a native-to-Box music player. Formerly, the 'autoplay' function, when enabled on a music file such as MP3, would then cause all the remaining songs in a folder to play through, ie so you could listen through to a full album instead of needing to press 'play' on each track one by one. Now that function is gone. But we'd like to see a better solution in general for listening to music files we own.

   We store an archive of music albums for our organization and this would definitely make accessing them more practical. Right now, we have to use a 3rd party provider to send music to juries and external stakeholders. This causes a lot of extra work! Thanks.

   We would like a native-to-Box music player. Formerly, the 'autoplay' function, when enabled on a music file such as MP3, would then cause all the remaining songs in a folder to play through, ie so you could listen through to a full album instead of needing to press 'play' on each track one by one. Now that function is gone. But we'd like to see a better solution in general for listening to music files we own.

   We store an archive of music albums for our organization and this would definitely make accessing them more practical. Right now, we have… more

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6. Download selected version when preview unavailable

   Download currently selected version in main window when preview is unavailable on Box.com

   Presently, if the preview is unavailable when reviewing file versions, there is a "Preview is unavailable" message and a "Download" button appears there, but it only downloads the current (latest) version, not the version selected in the side bar.

   While the file is available in the side bar with the ellipses, the download button does not indicate that is will only download the latest version, and not the version selected (but not preview able) in the side. This has caused confusion with our employees as our large and complex Word documents often cannot preview in Box.com

   We have added the correct download method to our training materials, but this feature would be appreciated.

   It would also be of benefit if the selected version showed in the main window when the preview is not available.

   Download currently selected version in main window when preview is unavailable on Box.com

   Presently, if the preview is unavailable when reviewing file versions, there is a "Preview is unavailable" message and a "Download" button appears there, but it only downloads the current (latest) version, not the version selected in the side bar.

   While the file is available in the side bar with the ellipses, the download button does not indicate that is will only download the latest version, and not the version selected (but not preview able) in the side. This has caused confusion with our employees as our large… more

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7. I want you to make the preview of Excel easier to see

   Excel is hard to see the preview.
   The page is split unnaturally.
   For example, in the case of Google Sheets, it looks the same whether it is Read Only or editable.
   In the same way, I want you to improve it so that it looks the same regardless of whether it is Read Only or edit OK.

   エクセルがプレビューが見にくい。
   不自然にページが分割される。

   例えばGoogleスプレッドシートの場合、Read Onlyでも編集OKでも、見た目は変わらない。
   同じように、Read Onlyでも編集OKでも、見た目は同じになるように改善して欲しい。

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8. Please enable autoplay for multiple files in a folder

   You used to be able to enable autoplay for files in a box folder. Now, even if you click on "enable" for autoplay, it does not. Why????

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9. Support preview for "pptm"
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10. Correct the wording of 'Prior Versions'

    Your Website states that:
    The maximum number of prior file versions you can access corresponds to your Box account type:

    Personal Free - 1 Version

    This simply isn't true, and I have argued this in a ticket and with a live agent, but the statement implies you can access a prior version of your file.

    Definition of Prior is "earlier in time or order" so this makes your statement false as you cannot access anything but the CURRENT version in the Free version.

    I would suggest the wording:
    The maximum number of file versions you can access corresponds to your Box account type:

    Personal Free - current version only

    Furthermore, make the web access more clear about this, as when you look at a file it says there are 2 versions with their dates, but in a Free account, when you try to retrieve the older file you get the error
    "Server error
    File versions could not be retrieved.
    No prior versions are available for this file"
    Which leads you (like I did) to raise a ticket to find out why!

    Even better, allow Free account to have access to one prior version, like some of your rivals!

    Your Website states that:
    The maximum number of prior file versions you can access corresponds to your Box account type:

    Personal Free - 1 Version

    This simply isn't true, and I have argued this in a ticket and with a live agent, but the statement implies you can access a prior version of your file.

    Definition of Prior is "earlier in time or order" so this makes your statement false as you cannot access anything but the CURRENT version in the Free version.

    I would suggest the wording:
    The maximum number of file versions you can access corresponds to your… more

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11. Viewing PDF documents

    Please, please, please!!!!! Let us see the whole page of pdf documents without having to scroll up/down to read each page.
    Thanks.

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12. Add 'share current page' tickbox to sharing popup

    As a user, I want to be able to share the current page of a file I'm previewing in Box so that I can direct my colleagues to a specific point in a slide deck as opposed to the start

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13. Edit thumbnails

    We would like the ability to choose/change the thumbnail of an MP4 file. The random thumbnail
    of my latest project shows our guest speaker in an awkward manner. We don't want her to be hesitant to share it! We offer a library of MP4s and consider thumbnail modification an esthetic/branding opportunity.

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14. open a file in a defined app in a folder

    i store files in a folder that are simple text files that can be viewed by any text editor. your preview option will not allow me to view them online simply because the extension is not txt.
    
    sometimes its ".dat" or something else, but its still plain text. I should be able to select the viewer in the preview option and not have to download a text file to view it. your ms office word viewer would even allow me to see it.

    thanks

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15. convert

    Is there a way to convert the documents to pdf files in Box instead of downloading them and convert them manually to PDF file? If no, can you consider adding it to a setting where this option is available?

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16. Preview Fortran file extensions such as .f

    Would like to preview Fortran file extensions such as .f even if they were simply treated in the same manner as a .txt extension.

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17. SVG thumbnails corrupted

    Hi,

    We are using box to store loads of SVG images of apartment floor plans.
    When looking at a folder containing these images, the thumbnails are filled with large black areas, making it impossible to make out anything.

    From what I can see, the svg image preview is a .jpg image, so when the thumbnail is generated it probably fills some transparent areas with black.

    Would it be possible to just use the SVG as a thumbnail instead? in our case all the generated jpg thumbnails are actually larger than the original svg.

    I would provide an image / example but I see no field for uploading one here.

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    Hi,

    We are using box to store loads of SVG images of apartment floor plans.
    When looking at a folder containing these images, the thumbnails are filled with large black areas, making it impossible to make out anything.

    From what I can see, the svg image preview is a .jpg image, so when the thumbnail is generated it probably fills some transparent areas with black.

    Would it be possible to just use the SVG as a thumbnail instead? in our case all the generated jpg thumbnails are actually larger than the original svg.

    I would provide an image / example… more

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18. enlargement of previewer movie over 100%

    Though Box previewer has the full screen mode, further enlargement beyond the screen size cannot be realized.

    Share screens of Zoom can be enlarged up to 300% by participant's manipulation. This function is convenient to selectively read a document written in small texts.

    I wish the legibility when a recorded movie of Zoom is redistributed via the Box viewer.

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19. Preview video in keynote or PDF

    As a user I would like to be able to share out a comprehensive keynote with embedded videos and maintain a preview only collaboration. currently videos have to be shared separately

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20. Support for vbs file previews

    Please support .vbs files in Box’s file Preview on the desktop web and mobile web. The content is supported but the preview of it is not

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