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Feature: Add default name and auto-select text when creating new folder #17942

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feat: set 'New folder' as default name + auto-select when creating ne…
marlenhalvorsen Dec 8, 2025
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Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/main' into feature/default-new…
marlenhalvorsen Dec 8, 2025
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fix: add subtitle 'Enter an item name' to create item dialog
marlenhalvorsen Dec 9, 2025
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13 changes: 11 additions & 2 deletions src/Files.App/Helpers/Dialog/DynamicDialogFactory.cs
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Expand Up @@ -96,13 +96,22 @@ public static DynamicDialog GetFor_CreateItemDialog(string itemType)
inputText.Loaded += (s, e) =>
{
// dispatching to the ui thread fixes an issue where the primary dialog button would steal focus
_ = inputText.DispatcherQueue.EnqueueOrInvokeAsync(() => inputText.Focus(FocusState.Programmatic));
_ = inputText.DispatcherQueue.EnqueueOrInvokeAsync(() =>
{
if(itemType.Equals("Folder", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
{
inputText.Text = Strings.NewFolder.GetLocalizedResource();
}

inputText.Focus(FocusState.Programmatic);
inputText.SelectAll();
});
};

dialog = new DynamicDialog(new DynamicDialogViewModel()
{
TitleText = string.Format(Strings.CreateNewItemTitle.GetLocalizedResource(), itemType),
SubtitleText = null,
SubtitleText = Strings.EnterAnItemName.GetLocalizedResource(),
DisplayControl = new Grid()
{
MinWidth = 300d,
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