Improving the new details view

[winston-de]

This issue is to track bugs and enhancements for the new details view. If you have any, please post them here and I'll add them.

• Collapse status column when not in a cloud drive
• Add recycle bin columns, and hide them when outside of the recycle bin
• Columns aren't always collapsed after switching layout modes
• Add empty space to the right of the last column instead of stretching
• A11y: File/folder list is missing UIA names, faulty controltype & localizedcontroltype  #2570 (wasn't possible before with the DataGrid)
• Add button visuals for ascending and descending sort
• Implement horizontal scrolling
• Remember column sizes (feature request)
• Fix double click to rename
• File icons are too small
• Folder icons are cut off slightly
• Better handling of overlapping columns
• Reduce grid splitter width, remove element
• Context menu sometimes fails to open because selected items is empty
• Reimplement Fix right click item selection #4457 #4460
• Fix columns getting squished
• Show status column in a library with a cloud folder
• Fix collapsed column headers not being updated when switching layout modes
• Right click menu to collapse columns
• Don't end rename when name text box content is right clicked
• Add a size column
• Add a date created column (collapsed by default?)
• Fix crash when navigating while renaming
• Fix sticky headers
• Focus file list upon navigation instead of header
• reduce width so that it doesn't horizontal scroll when the window is already large enough
• Double clicking the header divider should fit the column to width
• Allow tab selecting columns
• Fix issue where columns can't be resized with keyboard only
• Can't invoke headers with keyboard alone
• Add option to size all columns to fit in the details layout #8384
• Feature: Ability to reorder columns in the details layout by drag/drop #8385

[winston-de]

@yaichenbaum Yeah, that's a better idea.

[complex]

I'd like to be able to reorder columns, for example moving size before date.

An option to auto-size the name column (to be as wide as possible) would be nice too.

[winston-de]

I'd like to be able to reorder columns, for example moving size before date.

@complex This is out of scope for this issue, as the main purpose of this issue to get get to feature parity with the DataGrid based details view. However, please feel free to create a new issue for this.

An option to auto-size the name column (to be as wide as possible) would be nice too.

Currently, the name size column is adapted to take up a certain percentage of the horizontal space available. I can definitely look into increasing that.

[beqabeqa473]

Hello.

when toggling to new details mode, screenreader starts to read contents of files and folders, but everytime folder changes focus jumps to name button instead of staying on file/folder list.

please fix that thing which makes app usage not so comfortable.

thanks.

[yaira2]

@winston-de Fyi #2963.

[gave92]

Is the new selected item background final? With the new one I find very hard too see selected items:

Edit: just noticed same goes for GriView selection so not tied to this issue.

[yaira2]

@gave92 the new styles seem to only work on 20H2. A potential fix could be to create a custom style for older versions of Windows 10.

[Josh65-2201]

The highlight/selection of a file and folder should not go pass the green line as that's were the tabs end but it end up extending pass the apps width and created a scroll bar too.

[BanCrash]

@gave92 the new styles seem to only work on 20H2. A potential fix could be to create a custom style for older versions of Windows 10.

The new styles are only compatible with 20H2? I have installed 21H1 but still not working. Or perhaps it's necessary install something else?

[gave92]

The new styles are only compatible with 21H2 not 20H2

[yaira2]

@gave92 The stable version of WinUI 2.6 seems to have disabled the new styles.

[BanCrash]

The new styles are only compatible with 21H2 not 20H2

Oh, that explains it. Thanks!

[winston-de]

@gave92 The stable version of WinUI 2.6 seems to have disabled the new styles.

I think they bumped the new styles to require an even newer build of Windows than what's been released to insiders so far. I'd guess the first Windows 11 preview will have the styles.

[Josh65-2201]

I don't think the top bar shouldn't disappear when scrolling.

2021-07-02.16-19-27_Trim.mp4

[mdtauk]

I don't the top bar shouldn't disappear when scrolling.

2021-07-02.16-19-27_Trim.mp4

I would agree, the header should be sticky when it is visible, so when in the Details view.

[Josh65-2201]

The highlight/selection of a file and folder should not go pass the green line as that's were the tabs end but it end up extending pass the apps width and created a scroll bar too.

The scroll bar issue has been fixed but it still extends to the full width of the screen witch makes it impossible to use the white space right click menu if the files/folders extend past the height of the window.

[yaira2]

@winston-de @gave92 thank you for all your work on this issue.