Feature: Removed accent color from non-selected items in the column layout

src/Files.App/Views/LayoutModes/ColumnViewBase.xaml

@@ -184,12 +184,12 @@
 					<ListView.ItemTemplate>
 						<DataTemplate x:DataType="local2:ListedItem">
 							<Grid
+								x:Name="FilesRootGrid"
 								Height="30"
 								Margin="0"
-								Padding="8,0,0,0"
+								Padding="20,0,12,0"
 								HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
 								VerticalAlignment="Stretch"
-								Background="Transparent"
 								CornerRadius="{StaticResource ControlCornerRadius}"
 								IsRightTapEnabled="True"
 								Loaded="Grid_Loaded"
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@
 							<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Stretch" />
 							<Setter Property="MinHeight" Value="1" />
 							<Setter Property="Height" Value="{ThemeResource ListItemHeight}" />
+							<Setter Property="Padding" Value="4,0" />
 						</Style>
 					</ListView.ItemContainerStyle>
 					<ListView.ItemsPanel>
@@ -462,7 +463,7 @@
 				Width="0"
 				Height="0"
 				Fill="{ThemeResource SystemAccentColor}"
-				Opacity=".5"
+				Opacity="0.5"
 				Stroke="{ThemeResource SystemAccentColorLight1}"
 				StrokeThickness="1" />
 		</Canvas>

src/Files.App/Views/LayoutModes/ColumnViewBase.xaml.cs

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.Primitives;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Input;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Navigation;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
@@ -33,12 +34,43 @@ public sealed partial class ColumnViewBase : BaseLayout
 
 		protected override ItemsControl ItemsControl => FileList;
 
+		private ColumnViewBrowser? columnsOwner;
+		private ListViewItem? openedFolderPresenter;
+
 		public ColumnViewBase() : base()
 		{
 			this.InitializeComponent();
 			var selectionRectangle = RectangleSelection.Create(FileList, SelectionRectangle, FileList_SelectionChanged);
 			selectionRectangle.SelectionEnded += SelectionRectangle_SelectionEnded;
 			tapDebounceTimer = DispatcherQueue.CreateTimer();
+			this.ItemInvoked += ColumnViewBase_ItemInvoked;
+			this.GotFocus += ColumnViewBase_GotFocus;
+		}
+
+		private void ColumnViewBase_GotFocus(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+		{
+			if(FileList.SelectedItem == null && openedFolderPresenter != null)
+			{
+				openedFolderPresenter.Focus(FocusState.Programmatic);
+				FileList.SelectedItem = FileList.ItemFromContainer(openedFolderPresenter);
+			}
+		}
+
+		private void ColumnViewBase_ItemInvoked(object? sender, EventArgs e)
+		{
+			ClearOpenedFolderSelectionIndicator();
+			openedFolderPresenter = FileList.ContainerFromItem(FileList.SelectedItem) as ListViewItem;
+		}
+
+		private void ClearOpenedFolderSelectionIndicator()
+		{
+			if (openedFolderPresenter is null)
+				return;
+
+			openedFolderPresenter.Background = new SolidColorBrush(Microsoft.UI.Colors.Transparent);
+			var presenter = openedFolderPresenter.FindDescendant<Grid>()!;
+			presenter!.Background = new SolidColorBrush(Microsoft.UI.Colors.Transparent);
+			openedFolderPresenter = null;
 		}
 
 		protected override void HookEvents()
@@ -148,7 +180,10 @@ protected override void UnhookEvents()
 		protected override void OnNavigatedTo(NavigationEventArgs eventArgs)
 		{
 			if (eventArgs.Parameter is NavigationArguments navArgs)
+			{
 				navArgs.FocusOnNavigation = (navArgs.AssociatedTabInstance as ColumnShellPage)?.ColumnParams?.Column == 0; // Focus filelist only if first column
+				columnsOwner = (navArgs.AssociatedTabInstance as FrameworkElement)?.FindAscendant<ColumnViewBrowser>();
+			}
 
 			base.OnNavigatedTo(eventArgs);
 
@@ -296,6 +331,7 @@ public override void Dispose()
 			base.Dispose();
 			UnhookEvents();
 			CommandsViewModel?.Dispose();
+			columnsOwner = null;
 		}
 
 		#endregion IDisposable
@@ -306,8 +342,21 @@ private async void FileList_SelectionChanged(object sender, SelectionChangedEven
 
 			if (SelectedItems.Count == 1 && App.AppModel.IsQuickLookAvailable)
 				await QuickLookHelpers.ToggleQuickLook(ParentShellPageInstance, true);
+
+			if (e != null)
+			{
+				if (e.AddedItems.Count > 0)
+					columnsOwner?.HandleSelectionChange(this);
+
+				if (e.RemovedItems.Count > 0 && openedFolderPresenter != null)
+				{
+					var presenter = openedFolderPresenter.FindDescendant<Grid>()!;
+					presenter!.Background = this.Resources["ListViewItemBackgroundSelected"] as SolidColorBrush;
+				}
+			}
 		}
 
+
 		private void FileList_RightTapped(object sender, RightTappedRoutedEventArgs e)
 		{
 			if (!IsRenamingItem)
@@ -404,6 +453,8 @@ private async void FileList_PreviewKeyDown(object sender, KeyRoutedEventArgs e)
 
 				var currentBladeIndex = (ParentShellPageInstance is ColumnShellPage associatedColumnShellPage) ? associatedColumnShellPage.ColumnParams.Column : 0;
 				this.FindAscendant<ColumnViewBrowser>()?.MoveFocusToPreviousBlade(currentBladeIndex);
+				FileList.SelectedItem = null;
+				ClearOpenedFolderSelectionIndicator();
 				e.Handled = true;
 			}
 			else if (e.Key == VirtualKey.Right) // Right arrow: switch focus to next column
@@ -499,6 +550,7 @@ private void FileList_ItemTapped(object sender, TappedRoutedEventArgs e)
 			var shiftPressed = InputKeyboardSource.GetKeyStateForCurrentThread(VirtualKey.Shift).HasFlag(CoreVirtualKeyStates.Down);
 			var item = (e.OriginalSource as FrameworkElement)?.DataContext as ListedItem;
 
+
 			// Allow for Ctrl+Shift selection
 			if (ctrlPressed || shiftPressed)
 				return;
@@ -568,5 +620,10 @@ protected override void BaseFolderSettings_LayoutModeChangeRequested(object send
 					break;
 			}
 		}
+
+		internal void ClearSelectionIndicator()
+		{
+			FileList.SelectedItem = null;
+		}
 	}
 }

src/Files.App/Views/LayoutModes/ColumnViewBrowser.xaml.cs

@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@ public ColumnViewBrowser() : base()
 			this.InitializeComponent();
 		}
 
+		public void HandleSelectionChange(ColumnViewBase initiator)
+		{
+			foreach (var blade in ColumnHost.ActiveBlades)
+			{
+				var columnView = blade.FindDescendant<ColumnViewBase>();
+				if (columnView != null && columnView != initiator)
+					columnView.ClearSelectionIndicator();
+			}
+		}
+
 		protected override void HookEvents()
 		{
 		}