Feature: Omnibar

What feature or improvement do you think would benefit Files?

TBA

Requirements

• Touch friendly
• Proper keyboard navigation #7077 #7086
• Responsive design #5513
• Add RichGlyph to command palette items #14707

Bug tracker

• Pressing esc in any mode should remove focus from Omnibar
• Pressing enter in any mode should remove focus from Omnibar
• Command Palette should display a message when no results are found
• Focus Omnibar when using the Edit Path action
• Pressing the down arrow when focused on a breadcrumb should expand its flyout
• Filter out the "Command Palette" action from the Command Palette
• Reset scroll position when opening the Command Palette flyout
• Mode icons aren't updating when switching themes
• Switching tabs while focused on the Omnibar causes a crash
• Tab navigation isn't properly focusing on the Breadcrumb Bar
• Chevrons are disappearing after adding a new tab
• Switching between Path mode and Command mode a couple of times causes crash
• Entering text in Command mode, switching to Edit path mode, and then back to Command mode doesn't clear the original text.
• Pressing tab in Command mode closes flyout but doesn't switch to the next control
• Switching to Path mode from Command mode isn't selecting the text
• When breadcrumb flyout is open, clicking on Command mode switches to path mode.
• Pressing enter key while focused on a mode button isn't switching modes (PART_ModeButton appears to be missing the keyboard events)
• When Command mode flyout is open, clicking a button in the UI will not close the flyout
• Add drag & drop support
• On a fresh start, focusing on the Path Mode textbox doesn't open the suggestion flyout (but only when multiple tabs are open)
• Suggestions don't update while typing
• Holding the arrow key in Command Palette mode sometimes removes focus from the suggestions and instead filters the commands
• Suggestions in path mode don't update when switching tabs
• Display search suggestions in search mode
• Omnibar text is incorrect when selecting suggestions via arrow keys in search mode
• Update chevron tooltip to include folder name
• Add tooltip to the root item chevron
• If a file is selected, focusing on Command mode button via tab navigation and pressing enter opens the selected file
• When using Command mode, switching tabs and then switching back reopens the Omnibar flyout
• Switching folders via breadcrumb bar is incorrectly using a navigation transition
• Breadcrumb bar doesn't work in search results page
• Switching to a different window while the flyout is open closes it, but it reopens when refocusing the window
• 'Search' action doesn't work when triggered from the Command Palette
• Actions sometimes have the wrong icon (this isn't a new issue)
• Clicking empty area in file list via touch doesn't close Omnibar #15051
• Command Palette sometimes freezes the UI
• https://github.com/files-community/Files/issues/17378
• Pasting via right click menu doesn't work (see #17423)
• Round the 'clear' button on search mode
• Implement search header (a basic header was added)
• Improve animation when switching modes (future phase)
• Focus on chevron flyout menu when opened (this isn't a new issue)
• Support deleting history items in path and search mode
• Fix RTL support
• Add groups to suggestion flyout (recent etc)
• Fix high contrast theme
• Update path mode flyout when no results are found