Added support for opening folders in a new tab by clicking the middle mouse button (#2389)

Author: yaira2

Files/Interacts/Interaction.cs

@@ -145,6 +145,23 @@ await CoreWindow.GetForCurrentThread().Dispatcher.RunAsync(CoreDispatcherPriorit
             }
         }
 
+        public void ItemPointerPressed(object sender, PointerRoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (e.GetCurrentPoint(null).Properties.IsMiddleButtonPressed)
+            {
+                if ((e.OriginalSource as FrameworkElement)?.DataContext is ListedItem Item && Item.PrimaryItemAttribute == StorageItemTypes.Folder)
+                {
+                    if (Item.IsShortcutItem)
+                    {
+                        OpenPathInNewTab(((e.OriginalSource as FrameworkElement)?.DataContext as ShortcutItem)?.TargetPath ?? Item.ItemPath);
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        OpenPathInNewTab(Item.ItemPath);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
         public static async void OpenPathInNewTab(string path)
         {
             await MainPage.AddNewTabByPathAsync(typeof(ModernShellPage), path);

Files/Views/LayoutModes/GenericFileBrowser.xaml

@@ -656,6 +656,7 @@
             IsRightTapEnabled="True"
             ItemsSource="{x:Bind ParentShellPageInstance.FilesystemViewModel.FilesAndFolders, Mode=OneWay}"
             LoadingRow="AllView_LoadingRow"
+            PointerPressed="{x:Bind ParentShellPageInstance.InteractionOperations.ItemPointerPressed}"
             PreparingCellForEdit="AllView_PreparingCellForEdit"
             PreviewKeyDown="AllView_PreviewKeyDown"
             RightTapped="AllView_RightTapped"

Files/Views/LayoutModes/GridViewBrowser.xaml.cs

@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ private void GridViewBrowserViewer_PointerPressed(object sender, PointerRoutedEv
             {
                 ClearSelection();
             }
+            else if (e.GetCurrentPoint(null).Properties.IsMiddleButtonPressed)
+            {
+                ParentShellPageInstance.InteractionOperations.ItemPointerPressed(sender, e);
+            }
         }
 
         private void FileList_SelectionChanged(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs e)