Branding the Desktop Client

Oliver-81 · May 31, 2019, 12:53pm

Hey there,

to less confuse our users, I’d be interested into branding the current Nextcloud Desktop App. Minimum start would be another window and tray icon title, but of course it would be nice if there was a general global variable to change the string “Nextcloud” to somewhat else anywhere (of course NOT in the copyright dialog!!!). I assume this is possible, as the rename from Own to Next had to happen in the past
Have been playing around with the source code a bit (and found the copyright dialog, fine), but whatever I change in the config or theming files (and re-build, of course), nothing seems to change. Any hints where to go?

Oliver

NeptuneUK · May 31, 2019, 3:20pm

HI @Oliver-81,

Did you make any changes to the NEXCLOUD.cmake file?

github.com

nextcloud/desktop/blob/master/NEXTCLOUD.cmake

set( APPLICATION_NAME       "Nextcloud" )
set( APPLICATION_SHORTNAME  "Nextcloud" )
set( APPLICATION_EXECUTABLE "nextcloud" )
set( APPLICATION_DOMAIN     "nextcloud.com" )
set( APPLICATION_VENDOR     "Nextcloud GmbH" )
set( APPLICATION_UPDATE_URL "https://updates.nextcloud.org/client/" CACHE string "URL for updater" )
set( APPLICATION_HELP_URL   "" CACHE string "URL for the help menu" )
set( APPLICATION_ICON_NAME  "Nextcloud" )
set( APPLICATION_SERVER_URL "" CACHE string "URL for the server to use. If entered the server can only connect to this instance" )

set( LINUX_PACKAGE_SHORTNAME "nextcloud" )

set( THEME_CLASS            "NextcloudTheme" )
set( APPLICATION_REV_DOMAIN "com.nextcloud.desktopclient" )
set( WIN_SETUP_BITMAP_PATH  "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/admin/win/nsi" )

set( MAC_INSTALLER_BACKGROUND_FILE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/admin/osx/installer-background.png" CACHE STRING "The MacOSX installer background image")

# set( THEME_INCLUDE          "${OEM_THEME_DIR}/mytheme.h" )
# set( APPLICATION_LICENSE    "${OEM_THEME_DIR}/license.txt )

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Oliver-81 · June 17, 2019, 12:47pm

Yes, edited that file and noticed that it is used to generate the config.h file.

I see a changed user agent in HTTP requests, but the Application’s main window title stays the same.

GabrielKlein · June 17, 2019, 2:10pm

Of course you know that you can change many things on the server part (that reflect to the client part)?
https://yourcloud.nextcloud.com/settings/admin/theming

JimmyKater · June 17, 2019, 2:21pm

gives me a security warning…

GabrielKlein · June 17, 2019, 2:32pm

Just replace https://yourcloud.nextcloud.com with the url of your cloud

JimmyKater · June 17, 2019, 2:51pm

Oliver-81 · July 2, 2019, 12:56pm

Yes, I’ve seen that server-side branding. Haven’t seen some change in the desktop client, though…

I even tried to run a setup

NC Client <-> Proxy <-> NC Server

with the Proxy replacing all “Nextcloud” strings in responses to something else… But I see no changes in the desktop client.

Maybe I should learn something about QT. For example, the main window title must be somewhere in QT code, I assume.