Have a button in the simple file picker to show/hide hidden files

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes

• VS Code Version: 1.61.2 (6cba118ac49a1b88332f312a8f67186f7f3c1643)
• OS Version: Chrome 95.0.4638.54 (Official Build) (x86_64)

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Add glob patterns for excluding files and folders (e.g.,.file_to_exclude as shown in the attached screenshot)
2. Open Save As dialog from a file editor
3. Excluded files still listed in the save as dropdown menu

cc @dmalan

[dmalan]

Hi @alexr00, oh sure, that would work great, if the button/checkbox could default to hiding dotfiles and dotfolders in that case? Many thanks!

[alexr00]

@dmalan the simple file dialog can also be turned on as the default file dialog with a setting too, and it is the file picker for the Remote WSL, Remote SSH, and Remote Containers extensions. Hiding files in all those setups means there’s no way to open those files.

That said, OS file pickers typically have “show hidden files” button/checkbox. I’d be happy to have a “show hidden files” button that functions similarly, with the added benefit of showing/hiding files from Files: Exclude instead of just dotfiles.