Added an option to hide files starting with '.'

src/Files/Filesystem/Search/FolderSearch.cs

@@ -207,9 +207,13 @@ private async Task SearchTagsAsync(string folder, IList<ListedItem> results, Can
                 {
                     var isSystem = ((FileAttributes)findData.dwFileAttributes & FileAttributes.System) == FileAttributes.System;
                     var isHidden = ((FileAttributes)findData.dwFileAttributes & FileAttributes.Hidden) == FileAttributes.Hidden;
-
-                    bool shouldBeListed = !isHidden || (UserSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.AreHiddenItemsVisible && (!isSystem || !UserSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.AreSystemItemsHidden));
-
+                    var startWithDot = findData.cFileName.StartsWith(".");
+
+                    bool shouldBeListed = (!isHidden || 
+                        (UserSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.AreHiddenItemsVisible && 
+                        (!isSystem || !UserSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.AreSystemItemsHidden))) && 
+                        (!startWithDot || UserSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.ShowDotFiles);
+
                     if (shouldBeListed)
                     {
                         var item = GetListedItemAsync(match.FilePath, findData);
@@ -297,10 +301,13 @@ await Task.Run(() =>
 
                         var isSystem = ((FileAttributes)findData.dwFileAttributes & FileAttributes.System) == FileAttributes.System;
                         var isHidden = ((FileAttributes)findData.dwFileAttributes & FileAttributes.Hidden) == FileAttributes.Hidden;
-                        bool shouldBeListed = hiddenOnly ?
-                            isHidden && (!isSystem || !UserSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.AreSystemItemsHidden) :
-                            !isHidden || (UserSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.AreHiddenItemsVisible && (!isSystem || !UserSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.AreSystemItemsHidden));
+                        var startWithDot = findData.cFileName.StartsWith(".");
 
+                        bool shouldBeListed = (hiddenOnly ?
+                            isHidden && (!isSystem || !UserSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.AreSystemItemsHidden) :
+                            !isHidden || (UserSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.AreHiddenItemsVisible && (!isSystem || !UserSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.AreSystemItemsHidden))) &&
+                            (!startWithDot || UserSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.ShowDotFiles);
+
                         if (shouldBeListed)
                         {
                             var item = GetListedItemAsync(itemPath, findData);

src/Files/Filesystem/StorageEnumerators/Win32StorageEnumerator.cs

@@ -53,7 +53,11 @@ public static async Task<List<ListedItem>> ListEntries(
             {
                 var isSystem = ((FileAttributes)findData.dwFileAttributes & FileAttributes.System) == FileAttributes.System;
                 var isHidden = ((FileAttributes)findData.dwFileAttributes & FileAttributes.Hidden) == FileAttributes.Hidden;
-                if (!isHidden || (userSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.AreHiddenItemsVisible && (!isSystem || !userSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.AreSystemItemsHidden)))
+                var startWithDot = findData.cFileName.StartsWith(".");
+                if ((!isHidden ||
+                   (userSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.AreHiddenItemsVisible &&
+                   (!isSystem || !userSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.AreSystemItemsHidden))) &&
+                   (!startWithDot || userSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.ShowDotFiles))
                 {
                     if (((FileAttributes)findData.dwFileAttributes & FileAttributes.Directory) != FileAttributes.Directory)
                     {

src/Files/Helpers/RegistryToJsonSettingsMerger.cs

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ public static void MergeSettings()
                     userSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.ShowFileExtensions = appSettings.Get(true, "ShowFileExtensions");
                     userSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.AreHiddenItemsVisible = appSettings.Get(false, "AreHiddenItemsVisible");
                     userSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.AreSystemItemsHidden = appSettings.Get(true, "AreSystemItemsHidden");
+                    userSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.ShowDotFiles = appSettings.Get(false, "ShowDotFiles");
                     userSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.ListAndSortDirectoriesAlongsideFiles = appSettings.Get(false, "ListAndSortDirectoriesAlongsideFiles");
                     userSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.OpenFilesWithOneClick = appSettings.Get(false, "OpenItemsWithOneClick");
                     userSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.OpenFoldersWithOneClick = appSettings.Get(false, "OpenItemsWithOneClick");

src/Files/MultilingualResources/Files.es-ES.xlf

@@ -2778,11 +2778,15 @@
         <trans-unit id="SettingsFilesAndFoldersShowHiddenItems" translate="yes" xml:space="preserve">
           <source>Show hidden files and folders</source>
           <target state="translated">Mostrar archivos y carpetas ocultos</target>
-        </trans-unit>
+        </trans-unit>        
         <trans-unit id="SettingsFilesAndFoldersHideSystemItems" translate="yes" xml:space="preserve">
           <source>Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)</source>
           <target state="translated">Ocultar archivos protegidos del sistema operativo (recomendado)</target>
         </trans-unit>
+        <trans-unit id="ShowDotFiles" translate="yes" xml:space="preserve">
+          <source>Show dot files</source>
+          <target state="translated">Mostrar archivos que comienzan con un punto</target>
+        </trans-unit>
         <trans-unit id="SettingsOpenFilesWithOneClick" translate="yes" xml:space="preserve">
           <source>Open files with a single click</source>
           <target state="needs-review-translation">Abrir elementos con un solo clic</target>
@@ -3522,4 +3526,4 @@ Utilizamos App Center para hacer un seguimiento del uso de la aplicación, encon
       </group>
     </body>
   </file>
-</xliff>
+</xliff>

src/Files/MultilingualResources/Files.it-IT.xlf

@@ -2783,6 +2783,10 @@
           <source>Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)</source>
           <target state="translated">Nascondi file protetti e di sistema (Raccomandato)</target>
         </trans-unit>
+        <trans-unit id="ShowDotFiles" translate="yes" xml:space="preserve">
+          <source>Show dot files</source>
+          <target state="translated">Mostra file e cartelle che iniziano con un punto</target>
+        </trans-unit>
         <trans-unit id="SettingsOpenFilesWithOneClick" translate="yes" xml:space="preserve">
           <source>Open files with a single click</source>
           <target state="translated">Apri i file con un solo click</target>

src/Files/Services/IPreferencesSettingsService.cs

@@ -29,7 +29,12 @@ public interface IPreferencesSettingsService : IBaseSettingsService, INotifyProp
         /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether or not system items should be visible.
         /// </summary>
         bool AreSystemItemsHidden { get; set; }
-
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether or not to display dot files.
+        /// </summary>
+        bool ShowDotFiles{ get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether or not files should be sorted together with folders.
         /// </summary>

src/Files/Services/Implementation/PreferencesSettingsService.cs

@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ public bool AreSystemItemsHidden
             get => Get(true);
             set => Set(value);
         }
+
+        public bool ShowDotFiles
+        {
+            get => Get(false);
+            set => Set(value);
+        }
 
         public bool ListAndSortDirectoriesAlongsideFiles
         {
@@ -141,6 +147,7 @@ public override void RaiseOnSettingChangedEvent(object sender, EventArguments.Se
                 case nameof(ShowFileExtensions):
                 case nameof(AreHiddenItemsVisible):
                 case nameof(AreSystemItemsHidden):
+                case nameof(ShowDotFiles):
                 case nameof(ListAndSortDirectoriesAlongsideFiles):
                 case nameof(OpenFilesWithOneClick):
                 case nameof(OpenFoldersWithOneClick):
@@ -167,6 +174,7 @@ public void ReportToAppCenter()
             Analytics.TrackEvent($"{nameof(ShowFileExtensions)}, {ShowFileExtensions}");
             Analytics.TrackEvent($"{nameof(AreHiddenItemsVisible)}, {AreHiddenItemsVisible}");
             Analytics.TrackEvent($"{nameof(AreSystemItemsHidden)}, {AreSystemItemsHidden}");
+            Analytics.TrackEvent($"{nameof(ShowDotFiles)}, {ShowDotFiles}");
             Analytics.TrackEvent($"{nameof(ListAndSortDirectoriesAlongsideFiles)}, {ListAndSortDirectoriesAlongsideFiles}");
             Analytics.TrackEvent($"{nameof(OpenFilesWithOneClick)}, {OpenFilesWithOneClick}");
             Analytics.TrackEvent($"{nameof(OpenFoldersWithOneClick)}, {OpenFoldersWithOneClick}");

src/Files/Strings/en-US/Resources.resw

@@ -231,6 +231,9 @@
   <data name="SettingsFilesAndFoldersShowHiddenItems" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Show hidden files and folders</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="ShowDotFiles" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Show dot files</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="SettingsExperimentalTitle.Text" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Experimental</value>
   </data>
@@ -2744,4 +2747,4 @@ We use App Center to track which settings are being used, find bugs, and fix cra
   <data name="UpdateFiles" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Update Files</value>
   </data>
-</root>
+</root>

src/Files/ViewModels/ItemViewModel.cs

@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ private async void UserSettingsService_OnSettingChangedEvent(object sender, Sett
                 case nameof(UserSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.ShowFileExtensions):
                 case nameof(UserSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.AreHiddenItemsVisible):
                 case nameof(UserSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.AreSystemItemsHidden):
+                case nameof(UserSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.ShowDotFiles):
                 case nameof(UserSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.AreFileTagsEnabled):
                 case nameof(UserSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.ShowFolderSize):
                     await CoreApplication.MainView.DispatcherQueue.EnqueueAsync(() =>
@@ -2121,7 +2122,11 @@ private async Task<ListedItem> AddFileOrFolderAsync(string fileOrFolderPath, str
 
             var isSystem = ((FileAttributes)findData.dwFileAttributes & FileAttributes.System) == FileAttributes.System;
             var isHidden = ((FileAttributes)findData.dwFileAttributes & FileAttributes.Hidden) == FileAttributes.Hidden;
-            if (isHidden && (!UserSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.AreHiddenItemsVisible || (isSystem && UserSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.AreSystemItemsHidden)))
+            var startWithDot = findData.cFileName.StartsWith(".");
+            if ((isHidden &&
+               (!UserSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.AreHiddenItemsVisible ||
+               (isSystem && UserSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.AreSystemItemsHidden))) ||
+               (startWithDot && !UserSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.ShowDotFiles))
             {
                 // Do not add to file list if hidden/system attribute is set and system/hidden file are not to be shown
                 return null;

src/Files/ViewModels/SettingsViewModels/PreferencesViewModel.cs

@@ -528,6 +528,19 @@ public bool AreSystemItemsHidden
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        public bool ShowDotFiles
+        {
+            get => UserSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.ShowDotFiles;
+            set
+            {
+                if (value != UserSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.ShowDotFiles)
+                {
+                    UserSettingsService.PreferencesSettingsService.ShowDotFiles = value;
+                    OnPropertyChanged();
+                }
+            }
+        }
 
         public bool ShowFileExtensions
         {
@@ -622,4 +635,4 @@ public void Dispose()
             Dispose();
         }
     }
-}
+}

src/Files/Views/SettingsPages/Preferences.xaml

@@ -151,7 +151,17 @@
                                 IsOn="{Binding AreHiddenItemsVisible, Mode=TwoWay}"
                                 Style="{StaticResource RightAlignedToggleSwitchStyle}" />
                         </local:SettingsBlockControl>
-
+
+                        <local:SettingsBlockControl Title="{helpers:ResourceString Name=ShowDotFiles}" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
+                            <local:SettingsBlockControl.Icon>
+                                <FontIcon Glyph="&#xE7B3;" />
+                            </local:SettingsBlockControl.Icon>
+                            <ToggleSwitch
+                                AutomationProperties.Name="{helpers:ResourceString Name=ShowDotFiles}"
+                                IsOn="{Binding ShowDotFiles, Mode=TwoWay}"
+                                Style="{StaticResource RightAlignedToggleSwitchStyle}" />
+                        </local:SettingsBlockControl>
+
                         <local:SettingsBlockControl Title="{helpers:ResourceString Name=SettingsFilesAndFoldersHideSystemItems}" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
                             <local:SettingsBlockControl.Icon>
                                 <FontIcon contract13NotPresent:Glyph="&#xE72E;" contract13Present:Glyph="&#xED1A;" />
@@ -346,4 +356,4 @@
             VerticalAlignment="Bottom"
             ShowDialog="{Binding ShowRestartControl, Mode=TwoWay}" />
     </Grid>
-</Page>
+</Page>