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Add settings string extraction script and config
yair100 Feb 6, 2026
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Update SettingsDialog.xaml.cs
yair100 Feb 9, 2026
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Update SettingsDialog.xaml.cs
yair100 Feb 10, 2026
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139 changes: 139 additions & 0 deletions src/Files.App/Assets/Data/settings_string_keys.json
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{
"AdvancedPage": [
"ExportSettings",
"ImportSettings",
"EditSettingsFile",
"SettingsOpenInLogin",
"SettingsLeaveAppRunning",
"ShowSystemTrayIcon",
"SettingsSetAsDefaultFileManager",
"SettingsSetAsOpenDialog",
"ShowFlattenOptions",
"Advanced",
"ExperimentalFeatureFlags"
],
"AboutPage": [
"SponsorUsOnGitHub",
"Documentation",
"QuestionsAndDiscussions",
"SubmitFeatureRequest",
"SubmitBugReport",
"OpenLogLocation",
"ImproveTranslation",
"OpenGitHubRepo",
"Privacy",
"Feedback",
"ThirdPartyLibraries",
"About",
"HelpAndSupport",
"OpenSource"
],
"LayoutPage": [
"SyncFolderPreferencesAcrossDirectories",
"LayoutType",
"SortInDescendingOrder",
"SortPriority",
"GroupInDescendingOrder",
"GroupByDateUnit",
"TagColumn",
"SizeColumn",
"TypeColumn",
"DateColumn",
"DateCreatedColumn",
"SortBy",
"GroupBy",
"Columns",
"Layout",
"SortingAndGrouping",
"DetailsView"
],
"GeneralPage": [
"Language",
"DateFormat",
"OpenTabInExistingInstance",
"AlwaysSwitchToNewlyOpenedTab",
"QuickAccess",
"Drives",
"NetworkLocations",
"FileTags",
"RecentFiles",
"SettingsMultitaskingAlwaysOpenDualPane",
"DualPaneSplitDirection",
"ShowOpenInNewTab",
"ShowOpenInNewWindow",
"ShowOpenInNewPane",
"ShowCopyPath",
"ShowCreateFolderWithSelection",
"ShowCreateAlternateDataStream",
"ShowCreateShortcut",
"ShowPinToSideBar",
"ShowCompressionOptions",
"ShowFlattenOptions",
"ShowSendToMenu",
"ShowOpenTerminal",
"ShowEditTagsMenu",
"ShowPinToStart",
"SettingsContextMenuOverflow",
"EnableSmoothScrolling",
"StartupSettings",
"Widgets",
"ContextMenuOptions",
"General",
"DualPane",
"Scrolling"
],
"AppearancePage": [
"SettingsAppearanceTheme",
"BackdropMaterial",
"Opacity",
"ImageFit",
"VerticalAlignment",
"HorizontalAlignment",
"ShowTabActions",
"ShowShelfPaneButtonInAddressBar",
"ShowToolbar",
"ShowStatusCenterButton",
"ShowStatusBar",
"BackgroundColor",
"BackgroundImage",
"Toolbars",
"Appearance"
],
"FoldersPage": [
"SettingsFilesAndFoldersShowHiddenItems",
"ShowDotFiles",
"ShowProtectedSystemFiles",
"ShowAlternateStreams",
"SettingsFilesAndFoldersShowFileExtensions",
"SettingsFilesAndFoldersShowThumbnails",
"ShowCheckboxesWhenSelectingItems",
"SettingsOpenItemsWithOneClick",
"OpenFolderWithOneClick",
"OpenFoldersInNewTab",
"ShowConfirmationWhenDeletingItems",
"ShowFileExtensionWarning",
"SelectFilesAndFoldersOnHover",
"DoubleClickBlankSpaceToGoUp",
"ScrollToPreviousFolderWhenNavigatingUp",
"SizeFormat",
"HiddenItems",
"OpeningItems",
"CalculateFolderSizes",
"FilesAndFolders",
"Display",
"Behaviors"
],
"DevToolsPage": [
"ConnectToGitHub",
"ConnectedToGitHub",
"DisplayOpenIDE",
"DevTools"
],
"ActionsPage": [
"Actions",
"Commands"
],
"TagsPage": [
"FileTags"
]
}
5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions src/Files.App/Constants.cs
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/// The path to the json file containing a list of file properties to be loaded in the preview pane.
/// </summary>
public const string PreviewPaneDetailsPropertiesJsonPath = @"ms-appx:///Assets/Resources/PreviewPanePropertiesInformation.json";

/// <summary>
/// The path to the json file containing settings string keys used for localized settings search.
/// </summary>
public const string SettingsStringKeysJsonPath = @"ms-appx:///Assets/Data/settings_string_keys.json";
}

public static class Filesystem
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20 changes: 20 additions & 0 deletions src/Files.App/Dialogs/SettingsDialog.xaml
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OpenPaneLength="260"
PaneDisplayMode="Left"
SelectionChanged="MainSettingsNavigationView_SelectionChanged">
<NavigationView.AutoSuggestBox>
<AutoSuggestBox
x:Name="SettingsSearchBox"
AutomationProperties.Name="{helpers:ResourceString Name=Search}"
PlaceholderText="{helpers:ResourceString Name=Search}"
QueryIcon="Find"
QuerySubmitted="SettingsSearchBox_QuerySubmitted"
SuggestionChosen="SettingsSearchBox_SuggestionChosen"
TextChanged="SettingsSearchBox_TextChanged">
<AutoSuggestBox.ItemTemplate>
<DataTemplate>
<TextBlock
Padding="0,8,0,8"
AutomationProperties.Name="{Binding Localized}"
Text="{Binding Localized}"
TextWrapping="Wrap" />
</DataTemplate>
</AutoSuggestBox.ItemTemplate>
</AutoSuggestBox>
</NavigationView.AutoSuggestBox>

<!-- Menu Items -->
<NavigationView.MenuItems>
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