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Unfortunately, the file picker doesn't create most dotfiles, and the point of the "hidden" attribute is to make them invisible on Windows which doesn't have thi
by mmastrac 4y ago
Unfortunately, the file picker doesn't create most dotfiles, and the point of the "hidden" attribute is to make them invisible on Windows which doesn't have this logic baked in.
I understand the logic of having display functionality in the file picker, but what are the chances that we can collectively convince Windows Shell32 developers that explorer.exe needs to display files prefixed with dots as hidden?
I think we're both on the same page that it's a hack, but it's a practical hack in that it avoids the need to involve unrelated third parties.