Proposal: Add SettingsIdentifier to Microsoft.Windows.Storage.Pickers #10904
Description
Title
Implement the SettingsIdentifier functionality on the file / folder pickers in Microsoft.Windows.Storage.Pickers
Summary
This is useful to 'group' picker controls or conversely to allow pickers to maintain separate history of their last opened locations. It was described by Raymond Chen in a blog post but does not seem to be implemented on the current WinUI pickers.
Rationale
This will help usability and restore a feature which was previously present in the UI.
The example given in The Old New Thing was a media application where the user has separate source folders for audio and video files - "Each time they want to pick something, it always starts in the wrong place."
My own experience is an app which allows choosing a source folder and a destination folder.
Scope
Should implement the previous functionality. As far as I can see the impact will be limited to the pickers themselves and not need wider changes to the API.
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