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I am looking for a touchscreen-friendly file picker for Windows 10. In Windows 8 and 8.1, i used FileOpenPicker:
FileOpenPicker fileOpenPicker = new FileOpenPicker();
fileOpenPicker.FileTypeFilter.Add(".wma");
fileOpenPicker.FileTypeFilter.Add(".mp3");
fileOpenPicker.SuggestedStartLocation = PickerLocationId.VideosLibrary;
fileOpenPicker.ViewMode = PickerViewMode.List;
IReadOnlyList<StorageFile> files = await fileOpenPicker.PickMultipleFilesAsync();
which produced a nice interface (example), but in Windows 10, the same code displays the same interface as OpenFileDialog would (example), which is very hard to use on a touchscreen. Does anyone know how to get Windows 8/8.1 style FileOpenPicker in Windows 10, or knows an alternative?
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To enable the touchscreen in Windows 10 and 8, you need to access the Device Manager. You can access the Device Manager through the Control Panel, but it's a little faster to access it directly through the search box on the taskbar. Select the search box on your taskbar.
Tablet mode makes Windows 10 more touch-friendly when using your device as a tablet. Select action center on the taskbar (next to the date and time), and then select Tablet mode to turn it on or off.
Click on the first file you'd like to select, and then press and hold the Ctrl key. Now click on different files you would like to make any changes to one by one. When you've selected all the files you wanted to, simply release the Ctrl key. Now right-click on any one of the files to open the Windows context menu.
The drag and drop functionality in Windows 10 or windows 11 , makes it convenient for you to move files and folders from one location to another. But, there are times, when the drag and drop feature stops working making it difficult for you to move files or folders directly.
In my application I have ask user to select folder (with standard folder picker that is not much touch friendly), but after this I have shown my own custom control that have display files in folder and let them select in touch friendly manner.
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