Feature: Added default name when creating new files (#17942)

Co-authored-by: Yair <[email protected]>

Author: marlenhalvorsen

src/Files.App/Helpers/Dialog/DynamicDialogFactory.cs

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public static DynamicDialog GetFor_ShortcutNotFound(string targetPath)
 			return dialog;
 		}
 
-		public static DynamicDialog GetFor_CreateItemDialog(string itemType)
+		public static DynamicDialog GetFor_CreateItemDialog(string itemType, string? itemName)
 		{
 			DynamicDialog? dialog = null;
 			TextBox inputText = new()
@@ -95,14 +95,24 @@ public static DynamicDialog GetFor_CreateItemDialog(string itemType)
 
 			inputText.Loaded += (s, e) =>
 			{
-				// dispatching to the ui thread fixes an issue where the primary dialog button would steal focus
-				_ = inputText.DispatcherQueue.EnqueueOrInvokeAsync(() => inputText.Focus(FocusState.Programmatic));
+				// Dispatching to the UI thread fixes an issue where the primary dialog button would steal focus
+				_ = inputText.DispatcherQueue.EnqueueOrInvokeAsync(() =>
+				{
+					// Prefill text box with default name #17845
+					if (itemType.Equals("Folder", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+						inputText.Text = Strings.NewFolder.GetLocalizedResource();
+					else if (itemName is not null)
+						inputText.Text = string.Format(Strings.CreateNewFile.GetLocalizedResource(), itemName);
+
+					inputText.Focus(FocusState.Programmatic);
+					inputText.SelectAll();
+				});
 			};
 
 			dialog = new DynamicDialog(new DynamicDialogViewModel()
 			{
 				TitleText = string.Format(Strings.CreateNewItemTitle.GetLocalizedResource(), itemType),
-				SubtitleText = null,
+				SubtitleText = Strings.EnterAnItemName.GetLocalizedResource(),
 				DisplayControl = new Grid()
 				{
 					MinWidth = 300d,

src/Files.App/Helpers/UI/UIFilesystemHelpers.cs

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public static async Task CreateFileFromDialogResultTypeAsync(AddItemDialogItemTy
 			string? userInput = null;
 			if (itemType != AddItemDialogItemType.File || itemInfo?.Command is null)
 			{
-				DynamicDialog dialog = DynamicDialogFactory.GetFor_CreateItemDialog(itemType.ToString().GetLocalizedResource().ToLower());
+				DynamicDialog dialog = DynamicDialogFactory.GetFor_CreateItemDialog(itemType.ToString().GetLocalizedResource().ToLower(), itemInfo?.Name);
 				await dialog.TryShowAsync(); // Show rename dialog
 
 				if (dialog.DynamicResult != DynamicDialogResult.Primary)

src/Files.App/Strings/en-US/Resources.resw

@@ -4347,4 +4347,7 @@
   <data name="OnlyInColumnsView" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Only in Columns View</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="CreateNewFile" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>New {0}</value>
+  </data>
 </root>