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A new file manager for Android 4.0+
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'Show hidden files' option doesn't actually show hidden files #82

Open bkensey opened 11 years ago

bkensey commented 11 years ago

The functionality isn't something we touched, so the optionsMenu code must not be triggering something properly. screenshot_2013-10-27-12-38-18

BrandoCommando commented 11 years ago

It turns out that the preference application method checks the chRooted setting, and ignores the advanced options (Show hidden/symlinks/system). So we can either hide these menu options by default, or we can enable viewing hidden/system/symlinks whilst under "Safe mode".

bkensey commented 11 years ago

Hmm. What if we split things up and allowed viewing hidden files under safe mode, and hid the other two when not in root mode? Viewing hidden files doesn't require root in any way, it just shows files and folders starting with a ".", so it doesn't make sense to require root. Do you think symlinks require root?

BrandoCommando commented 11 years ago

I think it's silly to include the option to show/hide symlinks. They should be treated as directories in either safe/advanced mode (unless they link to an unsafe place, I suppose). I use symlinks in linux, but have never felt the need in Android.

bkensey commented 11 years ago

That's what I figured. So maybe just keep the hidden file mode unless it has some obscure root tie-in.