From cd6da9db0cc03eaa191e6c8c861e6e68d7674267 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: heckflosse <heckflosse67@gmx.de>
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 13:21:11 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Use windows setting for visibility of hidden files/folders,
 closes #5185

---
 rtgui/options.cc | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/rtgui/options.cc b/rtgui/options.cc
index b7975ddfe..b38a9f689 100644
--- a/rtgui/options.cc
+++ b/rtgui/options.cc
@@ -352,7 +352,14 @@ void Options::setDefaults()
     fbShowDateTime = true;
     fbShowBasicExif = true;
     fbShowExpComp = false;
+#ifdef WIN32
+    // use windows setting for visibility of hidden files/folders
+    SHELLFLAGSTATE sft = { 0 };
+    SHGetSettings(&sft, SSF_SHOWALLOBJECTS);
+    fbShowHidden = sft.fShowAllObjects;
+#else
     fbShowHidden = false;
+#endif
     fbArrangement = 2;                  // was 0
     navRGBUnit = NavigatorUnit::PERCENT;
     navHSVUnit = NavigatorUnit::PERCENT;
@@ -930,9 +937,11 @@ void Options::readFromFile(Glib::ustring fname)
                     fbShowExpComp = keyFile.get_boolean("File Browser", "BrowserShowsExpComp");
                 }
 
+#ifndef WIN32
                 if (keyFile.has_key("File Browser", "BrowserShowsHidden")) {
                     fbShowHidden = keyFile.get_boolean("File Browser", "BrowserShowsHidden");
                 }
+#endif
 
                 if (keyFile.has_key("File Browser", "MaxPreviewHeight")) {
                     maxThumbnailHeight = keyFile.get_integer("File Browser", "MaxPreviewHeight");
@@ -1887,7 +1896,9 @@ void Options::saveToFile(Glib::ustring fname)
         keyFile.set_boolean("File Browser", "BrowserShowsDate", fbShowDateTime);
         keyFile.set_boolean("File Browser", "BrowserShowsExif", fbShowBasicExif);
         keyFile.set_boolean("File Browser", "BrowserShowsExpComp", fbShowExpComp);
+#ifndef WIN32
         keyFile.set_boolean("File Browser", "BrowserShowsHidden", fbShowHidden);
+#endif
         keyFile.set_integer("File Browser", "ThumbnailSize", thumbSize);
         keyFile.set_integer("File Browser", "ThumbnailSizeTab", thumbSizeTab);
         keyFile.set_integer("File Browser", "ThumbnailSizeQueue", thumbSizeQueue);