Tweak Consent Dialog

Author: lukeblevins

Files UWP/Filesystem/ItemViewModel.cs

@@ -149,10 +149,7 @@ public ItemViewModel(string viewPath, Page p)
 
         private async void DisplayConsentDialog()
         {
-            MessageDialog message = new MessageDialog("This app is not able to access your files. You need to allow it to by granting permission in Settings.");
-            message.Title = "Permission Denied";
-            message.Commands.Add(new UICommand("Allow...", Interaction.GrantAccessPermissionHandler));
-            await message.ShowAsync();
+            await MainPage.permissionBox.ShowAsync();
         }
         string sort = "By_Name";
         SortEntry entry;
@@ -347,7 +344,7 @@ public async void MemoryFriendlyGetItemsAsync(string path, CancellationToken tok
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    MessageDialog unsupportedDevice = new MessageDialog("This device is unsupported. Please file an issue report in Settings - About containing what device we couldn't access. Technical information: " + e, "Unsupported Device");
+                    MessageDialog unsupportedDevice = new MessageDialog("This device may be unsupported. Please file an issue report in Settings - About containing what device we couldn't access. Technical information: " + e, "Unsupported Device");
                     await unsupportedDevice.ShowAsync();
                 }
                 stopwatch.Stop();

Files UWP/MainPage.xaml

@@ -452,7 +452,11 @@
 
 
         </UILib:NavigationView>
-
+        <ContentDialog PrimaryButtonClick="PermissionDialog_PrimaryButtonClick" PrimaryButtonText="Grant Permission" Name="PermissionDialog" Title="Welcome to Files UWP">
+            <Grid>
+                <TextBlock TextWrapping="WrapWholeWords" Text="To get started, we need you to grant us permission to show you your files. This will open a Settings page where you can grant us permission. Files will close in the process, so don't be afraid to come back! "/>
+            </Grid>
+        </ContentDialog> 
     </Grid>
 
 

Files UWP/MainPage.xaml.cs

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls;
 using Windows.UI.Xaml.Media.Animation;
 using Files.Filesystem;
+using Windows.System;
 
 namespace Files
 {
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ public sealed partial class MainPage : Page
         string PicturesPath = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyPictures);
         string MusicPath = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyMusic);
         string VideosPath = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyVideos);
+        public static ContentDialog permissionBox;
 
         public MainPage()
         {
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ public MainPage()
             nv = navView;
             accessibleAutoSuggestBox = auto_suggest;
             PopulateNavViewWithExternalDrives();
+            permissionBox = PermissionDialog;
 
         }
 
@@ -226,6 +229,10 @@ private void NavView_ItemInvoked(Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls.NavigationView sende
 
         }
 
+        private async void PermissionDialog_PrimaryButtonClick(ContentDialog sender, ContentDialogButtonClickEventArgs args)
+        {
+            await Launcher.LaunchUriAsync(new Uri("ms-settings:privacy-broadfilesystemaccess"));
+        }
     }
     public class SelectItem : INotifyPropertyChanged
     {