[Feature Request] built-in tree-mode file browser

[xialvjun]

Describe your feature request

I don't know if this has been implemented but not documented, or it should be a feature request.

At this version ([email protected]), we can open a directory with hx my-project-dir and then it will show a flat file list

We can type to search a file, we can navigate the list with up and down( ↑↓ ) and press Enter to select a file to open.

Besides, in the image above, the project has a node_modules directory, it doesn't show in it, that's good. But what's the rule? And the file list order is weird.

But after we opened a file, it seems we can never go to the flat file list view anymore. I hope :open with no arguments can go to that view.

And more, why it's a flat file list? Why not a tree file list? If it's a tree file list, we can navigate it with ↑↓←→ . No need to explain ↑↓, → is to expand and ← is to collapse.

[sudormrfbin]

But after we opened a file, it seems we can never go to the flat file list view anymore.

space + f opens the file picker again (The keymap docs have an overview of all keybindings).

Besides, in the image above, the project has a node_modules directory, it doesn't show in it, that's good. But what's the rule?

The file picker respects gitignore, so any files specified in it is automatically not shown. There's also a configurable option that sets whether to show hidden directories.

And the file list order is weird.

Files are sorted by last access time.

Why not a tree file list?

#200

[kirawi]

I think this can be closed as a duplicate of #200?