Feature: Startup speed improvements (#12260)

Author: hez2010

src/Files.App/Properties/PublishProfiles/win10-arm64.pubxml

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=208121.
     <PublishSingleFile>False</PublishSingleFile>
     <PublishReadyToRun Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">False</PublishReadyToRun>
     <PublishReadyToRun Condition="'$(Configuration)' != 'Debug'">True</PublishReadyToRun>
+    <PublishReadyToRunComposite Condition="'$(Configuration)' != 'Debug'">True</PublishReadyToRunComposite>
    <!-- 
     See https://github.com/microsoft/CsWinRT/issues/373
     <PublishTrimmed>True</PublishTrimmed>

src/Files.App/Properties/PublishProfiles/win10-x64.pubxml

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=208121.
     <PublishSingleFile>False</PublishSingleFile>
     <PublishReadyToRun Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">False</PublishReadyToRun>
     <PublishReadyToRun Condition="'$(Configuration)' != 'Debug'">True</PublishReadyToRun>
+    <PublishReadyToRunComposite Condition="'$(Configuration)' != 'Debug'">True</PublishReadyToRunComposite>
    <!-- 
     See https://github.com/microsoft/CsWinRT/issues/373
     <PublishTrimmed>True</PublishTrimmed>

src/Files.App/Properties/PublishProfiles/win10-x86.pubxml

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=208121.
     <PublishSingleFile>False</PublishSingleFile>
     <PublishReadyToRun Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">False</PublishReadyToRun>
     <PublishReadyToRun Condition="'$(Configuration)' != 'Debug'">True</PublishReadyToRun>
+    <PublishReadyToRunComposite Condition="'$(Configuration)' != 'Debug'">True</PublishReadyToRunComposite>
    <!-- 
     See https://github.com/microsoft/CsWinRT/issues/373
     <PublishTrimmed>True</PublishTrimmed>

src/Files.App/UserControls/MultitaskingControl/HorizontalMultitaskingControl.xaml.cs

@@ -30,10 +30,8 @@ public HorizontalMultitaskingControl()
 			tabHoverTimer.Interval = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(500);
 			tabHoverTimer.Tick += TabHoverSelected;
 
-			var flowDirectionSetting = new Microsoft.Windows.ApplicationModel.Resources.ResourceManager().CreateResourceContext().QualifierValues["LayoutDirection"];
-
 			var appWindowTitleBar = App.GetAppWindow(App.Window).TitleBar;
-			double rightPaddingColumnWidth = flowDirectionSetting is "RTL" ? appWindowTitleBar.LeftInset : appWindowTitleBar.RightInset;
+			double rightPaddingColumnWidth = FilePropertiesHelpers.FlowDirectionSettingIsRightToLeft ? appWindowTitleBar.LeftInset : appWindowTitleBar.RightInset;
 			RightPaddingColumn.Width = new GridLength(rightPaddingColumnWidth >= 0 ? rightPaddingColumnWidth : 0);
 		}
 

src/Files.App/Views/BaseShellPage.cs

@@ -173,13 +173,7 @@ public BaseShellPage(CurrentInstanceViewModel instanceViewModel)
 
 			DisplayFilesystemConsentDialog();
 
-			// TODO:
-			//  ResourceContext.GetForCurrentView and ResourceContext.GetForViewIndependentUse do not exist in Windows App SDK
-			//  Use your ResourceManager instance to create a ResourceContext as below.If you already have a ResourceManager instance,
-			//  replace the new instance created below with correct instance.
-			//  Read: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/migrate-to-windows-app-sdk/guides/mrtcore
-			var flowDirectionSetting = new Microsoft.Windows.ApplicationModel.Resources.ResourceManager().CreateResourceContext().QualifierValues["LayoutDirection"];
-			if (flowDirectionSetting == "RTL")
+			if (FilePropertiesHelpers.FlowDirectionSettingIsRightToLeft)
 				FlowDirection = FlowDirection.RightToLeft;
 
 			ToolbarViewModel.ToolbarPathItemInvoked += ShellPage_NavigationRequested;

src/Files.App/Views/MainPage.xaml.cs

@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@ public MainPage()
 			ViewModel = Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<MainPageViewModel>();
 			OngoingTasksViewModel = Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<OngoingTasksViewModel>();
 
-			var flowDirectionSetting = new ResourceManager().CreateResourceContext().QualifierValues["LayoutDirection"];
-			if (flowDirectionSetting == "RTL")
+			if (FilePropertiesHelpers.FlowDirectionSettingIsRightToLeft)
 				FlowDirection = FlowDirection.RightToLeft;
 
 			UserSettingsService.OnSettingChangedEvent += UserSettingsService_OnSettingChangedEvent;