Files: The Future of Files UWP

[duke7553]

If you haven't already, check out https://github.com/duke7553/files-uwp/pull/96 for a sneak-peak at the new designs for Files UWP. Your feedback and concerns are welcome! Please discuss high-level, conceptual ideas here and lower-level, code-related ideas on the PR itself.

Thanks everybody,
Luke Blevins
Developer of Files UWP

[yaichenbaum]

Just a thought, you might want to implement rounded corners around the app as that seems to be the current things in Windows.

[duke7553]

@yaichenbaum Perfect timing. I just issued a commit ~5 minutes ago that starts this process. Also, instance tabs are nearing completion unless I run into a bug. I'll update the picture on the PR to reflect these design changes so far.

[duke7553]

@yaichenbaum Not done yet... ;) In case you were wondering, the ribbon item selection indicator, Favorites item cards, and PathBar are now rounded. Drop shadow will come back eventually to the Ribbon pane.

[yaichenbaum]

Looking really nice!

[duke7553]

First newui snapshot is now available.

[fauzie811]

I think the sidebar should be less transparent. Maybe like the Settings app.

[duke7553]

newui has been completely merged into master now that it's stable.

[Nanorithm]

A few settings I'd like to see implemented:

• Disable "Recent Items"
• Show file extensions in folders
• Ability to pick date format for the "Modified" column
• Ability to calculate folder size and show it in the "Size" column (Not sure how hard this would be)

[duke7553]

Hello @UltimateSky,
Please open an issue report for ideas 1-3. Idea 4 would not be practical because going through a folder and its sub-items is computationally intensive, and would slow down the loading of larger directories. This will, however, come to the properties dialog.

Thanks!

[duke7553]

Closing this - since the first phase of the newui has shipped.