More "Show Files" Options

[Reece]

         Under Settings/General Settings/File View/Show files, you have the choice to show either all files, supported files, music, and/or playlists. I like to show all, so I can get into the .rockbox folder and tweak theme files and other things, without having to repeatedly plug and unplug my device from my computer. Showing all files reveals the files I want, and it also shows files I don't want; random files that just get in the way, and that can't even be opened with any viewer.

      It would be great if I had the option to select the file types I wan't to show, and the ones I Don't. Or select a folder to either show all, or supported files.

       For instance. I could select (under the context menu for that folder) my music folder to only show music files.
And for the .rockbox folder, I could set it to show all files.
and so on...

      And/or you could have global settings, where you select what files types to show and what not to show across the whole device. This can be accomplished by either an interface were you can "check/un-check" the file types to show, or just create a file. (Such as "show_files.cfg"), or something like that. Just like the .colours, and .icons, configuration files.
The file would have something like this in it.

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mp3:1
ogg:1
wav:1
codec:0
doc:0
folder:1
txt:1
ect...

      This is super simple. The 1 means show, and the 0 means don't show.
You just put
(file extention):(1/0)

As a third option: If there is a specific file or folder you do not want to see, there can be an option under the "context menu" to "hide" that file or folder. So that folder or file will not appear in the file browser.

This could be a very helpful and useful option to have.

[[Saint]]

If it is any consolation to you, the "Supported" option (and the Music/Playlists options) respect the Windows hidden file/folder flag, if this is of any use to you.

I am unsure this is actually documented anywhere, I found this out years ago, by accident.
I hope this helps.


[Saint]

EDIT: If my recollection serves me correctly, there is a patch on the tracker to allow the setting of the hidden file/folder flag via the context menu...but I think it was rejected. Not sure.

[Reece]

     The problem is, the only way I can access the .rockbox folder from my mp3 player is to have it set to "show files: all." and if I set it to "supported," I can not access the .rockbox folder, which is some what essential to my theme development

EDIT: But having it on "supported" I can hid other annoying folders such as "##MUSIC#" and "##PORT#" if I wished.
This doesn't solve my problem, but is useful knowledge. Thanks.

[whiskers75]

I deleted ##MUSIC# etc: I don't use the OF.

[bluebrother]

EDIT: If my recollection serves me correctly, there is a patch on the tracker to allow the setting of the hidden file/folder flag via the context menu...but I think it was rejected. Not sure.

It's on gerrit and hasn't been merged. There are (from my point of view) some small problems with that patch but no really problematic ones.

Apart from that, the OP wants per-folder view settings (at least that's what I understood). I'm not sure if this is a good idea since it can cause confusing results -- especially support questions "why doesn't folder x show me music file, I've sett "show files" to all", and in the end it turning out that folder x was set to playlists only ...

[[Saint]]

I deleted ##MUSIC# etc: I don't use the OF.

If it is an annoyance, I really do advise hiding these directories as opposed to deleting them.

If you ever boot the OF, accidentally or otherwise, they will be recreated.


[Saint]

[Reece]

      Overall, and because of these small dilemmas, I still think that adding these extra functions would be very handy for some people.

[[Saint]]

As bluebrother said, the convenience this may add to some people isn't worth the (almost certain) support nightmare that people forgetting they have set this, or setting it accidentally, would cause.


[Saint]