Further Refactor UI Code and Implement Engine Selection and Everything Setting UI

Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.csproj

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     <CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies>true</CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <SatelliteResourceLanguages>en</SatelliteResourceLanguages>
+    <Nullable>warnings</Nullable>
     <ApplicationIcon />
     <StartupObject />
   </PropertyGroup>

Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Helper/SortOptionTranlationHelper.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Everything.Everything;
+using JetBrains.Annotations;
+using System;
+
+namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Helper;
+
+public static class SortOptionTranslationHelper
+{
+    [CanBeNull]
+    public static IPublicAPI API { get; internal set; }
+
+    public static string GetTranslatedName(this SortOption sortOption)
+    {
+        const string prefix = "flowlauncher_plugin_everything_sort_by_";
+
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(API);
+        
+        var enumName = Enum.GetName(sortOption);
+        var splited = enumName.Split('_');
+        var name = string.Join('_', splited[..^1]);
+        var direction = splited[^1];
+
+        return $"{API.GetTranslation(prefix + name.ToLower())} {API.GetTranslation(prefix + direction.ToLower())}";
+    }
+}

Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Languages/en.xaml

@@ -24,7 +24,12 @@
     <system:String x:Key="plugin_explorer_generalsetting_header">General Setting</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="plugin_explorer_manageactionkeywords_header">Customise Action Keywords</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="plugin_explorer_quickaccesslinks_header">Quick Access Links</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="plugin_explorer_everything_setting_header">Everything Setting</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="plugin_explorer_everything_sort_option">Sort Option:</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="plugin_explorer_launch_hidden">Launch Hidden</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="plugin_explorer_editor_path">Editor Path</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="plugin_explorer_indexsearchexcludedpaths_header">Index Search Excluded Paths</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="plugin_explorer_use_location_as_working_dir">Use search result's location as executable working directory</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="plugin_explorer_usewindowsindexfordirectorysearch">Use Index Search For Path Search</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="plugin_explorer_usewindowsindexfordirectorysearch_tooltip">Turning this on will return indexed directories/files faster, but if a directory/file is not indexed it will not show up. If a directory/file has been added to Index Search Excluded Path then it will still show up even if this option is on</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="plugin_explorer_manageindexoptions">Indexing Options</system:String>
@@ -37,7 +42,11 @@
     <system:String x:Key="plugin_explorer_actionkeyword_done">Done</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="plugin_explorer_actionkeyword_enabled">Enabled</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="plugin_explorer_actionkeyword_enabled_tooltip">When disabled Flow will not execute this search option, and will additionally revert back to '*' to free up the action keyword</system:String>
-
+    <system:String x:Key="plugin_explorer_engine_everything">Everything</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="plugin_explorer_engine_windows_index">Windows Index</system:String>
+    <system:String x:Key="plugin_explorer_path_enumeration_engine_none">Direct Enumeration</system:String>
+    
+    
     <!--Plugin Infos-->
     <system:String x:Key="plugin_explorer_plugin_name">Explorer</system:String>
     <system:String x:Key="plugin_explorer_plugin_description">Search and manage files and folders. Explorer utilises Windows Index Search</system:String>

Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Main.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Storage;
+using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Helper;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Search;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Search.Everything;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Search.QuickAccessLinks;
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer
 {
     public class Main : ISettingProvider, IAsyncPlugin, IContextMenu, IPluginI18n
     {
-        internal PluginInitContext Context { get; set; }
+        internal static PluginInitContext Context { get; set; }
 
         internal Settings Settings;
 
@@ -50,6 +51,9 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer
             contextMenu = new ContextMenu(Context, Settings, viewModel);
             searchManager = new SearchManager(Settings, Context);
             ResultManager.Init(Context, Settings);
+
+            SortOptionTranslationHelper.API = context.API;
+            
             EverythingApiDllImport.Load(Path.Combine(Context.CurrentPluginMetadata.PluginDirectory, "EverythingSDK",
                 Environment.Is64BitProcess ? "Everything64.dll" : "Everything86.dll"));
             return Task.CompletedTask;

Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/DirectoryInfo/DirectoryInfoSearch.cs

@@ -83,17 +83,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Search.DirectoryInfo
             {
                 Log.Exception(nameof(DirectoryInfoSearch), "Error occured while searching path", e);
                 
-                results.Add(
-                    new Result
-                    {
-                        Title = string.Format(SearchManager.Context.API.GetTranslation(
-                                                "plugin_explorer_directoryinfosearch_error"),
-                                                e.Message),
-                        Score = 501, 
-                        IcoPath = Constants.ExplorerIconImagePath
-                    });
-
-                return results;
+                throw;
             }
 
             // Initial ordering, this order can be updated later by UpdateResultView.MainViewModel based on history of user selection.

Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/SearchManager.cs

@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Search
                 if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(query.Search))
                     return QuickAccess.AccessLinkListAll(query, Settings.QuickAccessLinks);
 
-                var quickaccessLinks = QuickAccess.AccessLinkListMatched(query, Settings.QuickAccessLinks);
+                var quickAccessLinks = QuickAccess.AccessLinkListMatched(query, Settings.QuickAccessLinks);
 
-                results.UnionWith(quickaccessLinks);
+                results.UnionWith(quickAccessLinks);
             }
 
             IEnumerable<SearchResult> searchResults;
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Search
 
             var recursiveIndicatorIndex = query.Search.IndexOf('>');
 
-            if (recursiveIndicatorIndex > 0 && Settings.PathEnumerationEngine != Settings.PathTraversalEngineOption.Direct)
+            if (recursiveIndicatorIndex > 0 && Settings.PathEnumerationEngine != Settings.PathEnumerationEngineOption.Direct)
             {
                 directoryResult =
                     await Settings.PathEnumerator.EnumerateAsync(query.Search[..recursiveIndicatorIndex],
@@ -176,7 +176,23 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Search
             }
             else
             {
-                directoryResult = DirectoryInfoSearch.TopLevelDirectorySearch(query, query.Search, token);
+                try
+                {
+                    directoryResult = DirectoryInfoSearch.TopLevelDirectorySearch(query, query.Search, token);
+                }
+                catch (Exception e)
+                {
+                    results.Add(
+                        new Result
+                        {
+                            Title = string.Format(SearchManager.Context.API.GetTranslation(
+                                    "plugin_explorer_directoryinfosearch_error"),
+                                e.Message),
+                            Score = 501, 
+                            IcoPath = Constants.ExplorerIconImagePath
+                        });
+                    directoryResult = new List<SearchResult>();
+                }
             }
 
 

Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Search/WindowsIndex/QueryConstructor.cs

@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Search.WindowsIndex
         ///</summary>
         public string QueryForAllFilesAndFolders(string userSearchString)
         {
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(userSearchString))
+                userSearchString = "*";
+            
             // Generate SQL from constructed parameters, converting the userSearchString from AQS->WHERE clause
             return CreateBaseQuery().GenerateSQLFromUserQuery(userSearchString) + " AND " + QueryWhereRestrictionsForAllFilesAndFoldersSearch
                 + QueryOrderByFileNameRestriction;

Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Settings.cs

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Search.WindowsIndex;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
+using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 
@@ -15,14 +16,22 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer
     {
         public int MaxResult { get; set; } = 100;
 
-        public ObservableCollection<AccessLink> QuickAccessLinks { get; set; } = new ();
+        public ObservableCollection<AccessLink> QuickAccessLinks { get; set; } = new();
 
         // as at v1.7.0 this is to maintain backwards compatibility, need to be removed afterwards.
-        public ObservableCollection<AccessLink> QuickFolderAccessLinks { get; set; } = new ();
+        public ObservableCollection<AccessLink> QuickFolderAccessLinks { get; set; } = new();
+
+        public ObservableCollection<AccessLink> IndexSearchExcludedSubdirectoryPaths { get; set; } = new ObservableCollection<AccessLink>();
+
+        public string EditorPath { get; set; } = "";
+
+
+        public bool UseLocationAsWorkingDir { get; set; } = false;
+
+        public bool ShowWindowsContextMenu { get; set; } = true;
 
         public bool UseWindowsIndexForDirectorySearch { get; set; } = false;
 
-        public ObservableCollection<AccessLink> IndexSearchExcludedSubdirectoryPaths { get; set; } = new ObservableCollection<AccessLink>();
 
         public string SearchActionKeyword { get; set; } = Query.GlobalPluginWildcardSign;
 
@@ -44,76 +53,86 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer
 
         public bool QuickAccessKeywordEnabled { get; set; }
 
+        public bool LaunchHidden { get; set; } = false;
+
+
         public bool WarnWindowsSearchServiceOff { get; set; } = true;
 
-        private IReadOnlyList<IIndexProvider> _indexProviders;
-        private IReadOnlyList<IContentIndexProvider> _fileContentIndexProviders;
-        private IReadOnlyList<IPathEnumerable> _pathEnumerables;
-        public Settings()
-        {
-            var everythingManager = new EverythingSearchManager(this);
-            var windowsIndexManager = new WindowsIndexSearchManager(this);
-            
-            _indexProviders = new List<IIndexProvider>()
-            {
-                everythingManager,
-                windowsIndexManager
-            };
+        private EverythingSearchManager _everythingManagerInstance;
+        private WindowsIndexSearchManager _windowsIndexSearchManager;
+
+        #region SearchEngine
+
+        public PathEnumerationEngineOption PathEnumerationEngine { get; set; }
+
+        private EverythingSearchManager EverythingManagerInstance => _everythingManagerInstance ??= new EverythingSearchManager(this);
+        private WindowsIndexSearchManager WindowsIndexSearchManager => _windowsIndexSearchManager ??= new WindowsIndexSearchManager(this);
 
-            _pathEnumerables = new List<IPathEnumerable>()
-            {
-                everythingManager,
-                windowsIndexManager
-            };
 
-            _fileContentIndexProviders = new List<IContentIndexProvider>
-            {
-                windowsIndexManager,
-                everythingManager,
-            };
-        }
-        
         public IndexSearchEngineOption IndexSearchEngine { get; set; }
         [JsonIgnore]
-        public IIndexProvider IndexProvider => _indexProviders[(int)IndexSearchEngine];
-        
-        public PathTraversalEngineOption PathEnumerationEngine { get; set; }
+        public IIndexProvider IndexProvider => IndexSearchEngine switch
+        {
+            IndexSearchEngineOption.Everything => EverythingManagerInstance,
+            IndexSearchEngineOption.WindowsIndex => WindowsIndexSearchManager,
+            _ => throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(IndexSearchEngine))
+        };
+
         [JsonIgnore]
-        public IPathEnumerable PathEnumerator => _pathEnumerables[(int)PathEnumerationEngine];
+        public IPathEnumerable PathEnumerator => PathEnumerationEngine switch
+        {
+            PathEnumerationEngineOption.Everything => EverythingManagerInstance,
+            PathEnumerationEngineOption.WindowsIndex => WindowsIndexSearchManager,
+            _ => throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(PathEnumerationEngine))
+        };
 
         public ContentIndexSearchEngineOption ContentSearchEngine { get; set; }
         [JsonIgnore]
-        public IContentIndexProvider ContentIndexProvider => _fileContentIndexProviders[(int)ContentSearchEngine];
-        
-        public enum PathTraversalEngineOption
+        public IContentIndexProvider ContentIndexProvider => ContentSearchEngine switch
         {
+            ContentIndexSearchEngineOption.Everything => EverythingManagerInstance,
+            ContentIndexSearchEngineOption.WindowsIndex => WindowsIndexSearchManager,
+            _ => throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(ContentSearchEngine))
+        };
+
+        public enum PathEnumerationEngineOption
+        {
+            [Description("plugin_explorer_engine_everything")]
             Everything,
+            [Description("plugin_explorer_engine_windows_index")]
             WindowsIndex,
+            [Description("plugin_explorer_path_enumeration_engine_none")]
             Direct
         }
 
         public enum IndexSearchEngineOption
         {
+            [Description("plugin_explorer_engine_everything")]
             Everything,
+            [Description("plugin_explorer_engine_windows_index")]
             WindowsIndex
         }
-        
+
         public enum ContentIndexSearchEngineOption
         {
+            [Description("plugin_explorer_engine_everything")]
             Everything,
+            [Description("plugin_explorer_engine_windows_index")]
             WindowsIndex
         }
-        
-        public bool LaunchHidden { get; set; } = false;
+
+        #endregion
+
 
         #region Everything Settings
-        
+
         public string EverythingInstalledPath { get; set; }
 
+        [JsonIgnore]
         public SortOption[] SortOptions { get; set; } = Enum.GetValues<SortOption>();
 
         public SortOption SortOption { get; set; } = SortOption.NAME_ASCENDING;
-        
+
         public bool EnableEverythingContentSearch { get; set; } = false;
 
         #endregion

Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/ViewModels/EnumBindingModel.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+
+namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.ViewModels;
+
+public class EnumBindingModel<T> where T : struct, Enum
+{
+    public static IReadOnlyList<EnumBindingModel<T>> CreateList()
+    {
+        return Enum.GetValues<T>()
+            .Select(value => new EnumBindingModel<T>
+            {
+                Value = value, LocalizationKey = GetDescriptionAttr(value)
+            })
+            .ToArray();
+    }
+
+    public EnumBindingModel<T> From(T value)
+    {
+        var name = value.ToString();
+        var description = GetDescriptionAttr(value);
+        
+        return new EnumBindingModel<T>
+        {
+            Name = name,
+            LocalizationKey = description,
+            Value = value
+        };
+    }
+
+    private static string GetDescriptionAttr(T source)
+    {
+        var fi = source.GetType().GetField(source.ToString());
+
+        var attributes = (DescriptionAttribute[])fi?.GetCustomAttributes(
+            typeof(DescriptionAttribute), false);
+
+        return attributes is { Length: > 0 } ? attributes[0].Description : source.ToString();
+
+    }
+    
+    public string Name { get; set; }
+    private string LocalizationKey { get; set; }
+    public string Description => Main.Context.API.GetTranslation(LocalizationKey);
+    public T Value { get; set; }
+}

Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/ViewModels/SettingsViewModel.cs

@@ -1,27 +1,41 @@
 using Flow.Launcher.Core.Plugin;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Storage;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Search;
+using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Search.Everything;
+using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Search.Everything.Exceptions;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Search.QuickAccessLinks;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Views;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
 using System.Windows.Input;
+using MessageBox = System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.ViewModels
 {
-    public class SettingsViewModel
+    public class SettingsViewModel : BaseModel
     {
         public Settings Settings { get; set; }
 
         internal PluginInitContext Context { get; set; }
 
+        public IReadOnlyList<EnumBindingModel<Settings.IndexSearchEngineOption>> IndexSearchEngines { get; set; }
+        public IReadOnlyList<EnumBindingModel<Settings.ContentIndexSearchEngineOption>> ContentIndexSearchEngines { get; set; }
+        public IReadOnlyList<EnumBindingModel<Settings.PathEnumerationEngineOption>> PathEnumerationEngines { get; set; }
+
         public SettingsViewModel(PluginInitContext context, Settings settings)
         {
             Context = context;
             Settings = settings;
+
+            InitializeEngineSelection();
+            InitializeActionKeywordModels();
         }
 
 
@@ -30,17 +44,84 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.ViewModels
             Context.API.SaveSettingJsonStorage<Settings>();
         }
 
+        #region Engine Selection
+
+        private EnumBindingModel<Settings.IndexSearchEngineOption> _selectedIndexSearchEngine;
+        private EnumBindingModel<Settings.ContentIndexSearchEngineOption> _selectedContentSearchEngine;
+        private EnumBindingModel<Settings.PathEnumerationEngineOption> _selectedPathEnumerationEngine;
+
+
+        public EnumBindingModel<Settings.IndexSearchEngineOption> SelectedIndexSearchEngine
+        {
+            get => _selectedIndexSearchEngine;
+            set
+            {
+                _selectedIndexSearchEngine = value;
+                Settings.IndexSearchEngine = value.Value;
+                OnPropertyChanged();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public EnumBindingModel<Settings.ContentIndexSearchEngineOption> SelectedContentSearchEngine
+        {
+            get => _selectedContentSearchEngine;
+            set
+            {
+                _selectedContentSearchEngine = value;
+                Settings.ContentSearchEngine = value.Value;
+                OnPropertyChanged();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public EnumBindingModel<Settings.PathEnumerationEngineOption> SelectedPathEnumerationEngine
+        {
+            get => _selectedPathEnumerationEngine;
+            set
+            {
+                _selectedPathEnumerationEngine = value;
+                Settings.PathEnumerationEngine = value.Value;
+                OnPropertyChanged();
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void InitializeEngineSelection()
+        {
+            IndexSearchEngines = EnumBindingModel<Settings.IndexSearchEngineOption>.CreateList();
+            ContentIndexSearchEngines = EnumBindingModel<Settings.ContentIndexSearchEngineOption>.CreateList();
+            PathEnumerationEngines = EnumBindingModel<Settings.PathEnumerationEngineOption>.CreateList();
+
+            SelectedIndexSearchEngine = IndexSearchEngines.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Value == Settings.IndexSearchEngine);
+            _selectedContentSearchEngine = ContentIndexSearchEngines.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Value == Settings.ContentSearchEngine);
+            _selectedPathEnumerationEngine = PathEnumerationEngines.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Value == Settings.PathEnumerationEngine);
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+
+
+        #region ActionKeyword
+
+        private void InitializeActionKeywordModels()
+        {
+            ActionKeywordsModels = new List<ActionKeywordModel>
+            {
+                new(Settings.ActionKeyword.SearchActionKeyword,
+                    Context.API.GetTranslation("plugin_explorer_actionkeywordview_search")),
+                new(Settings.ActionKeyword.FileContentSearchActionKeyword,
+                    Context.API.GetTranslation("plugin_explorer_actionkeywordview_filecontentsearch")),
+                new(Settings.ActionKeyword.PathSearchActionKeyword,
+                    Context.API.GetTranslation("plugin_explorer_actionkeywordview_pathsearch")),
+                new(Settings.ActionKeyword.IndexSearchActionKeyword,
+                    Context.API.GetTranslation("plugin_explorer_actionkeywordview_indexsearch")),
+                new(Settings.ActionKeyword.QuickAccessActionKeyword,
+                    Context.API.GetTranslation("plugin_explorer_actionkeywordview_quickaccess"))
+            };
+        }
+
+        public IReadOnlyList<ActionKeywordModel> ActionKeywordsModels { get; set; }
 
-        public AccessLink SelectedQuickAccessLink { get; set; }
-        public AccessLink SelectedIndexSearchExcludedPath { get; set; }
         public ActionKeywordModel SelectedActionKeyword { get; set; }
 
-
-
-        public ICommand RemoveLinkCommand => new RelayCommand(RemoveLink);
-        public ICommand EditLinkCommand => new RelayCommand(EditLink);
-        public ICommand AddLinkCommand => new RelayCommand(AddLink);
-
         public ICommand EditActionKeywordCommand => new RelayCommand(EditActionKeyword);
 
         private void EditActionKeyword(object obj)
@@ -53,130 +134,116 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.ViewModels
 
             var actionKeywordWindow = new ActionKeywordSetting(actionKeyword, Context.API);
 
-            if (actionKeywordWindow.ShowDialog() ?? false)
+            if (!(actionKeywordWindow.ShowDialog() ?? false))
             {
-                if (actionKeyword.Enabled && !actionKeywordWindow.KeywordEnabled)
-                {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            switch (actionKeyword.Enabled, actionKeywordWindow.KeywordEnabled)
+            {
+                case (true, false):
                     Context.API.RemoveActionKeyword(Context.CurrentPluginMetadata.ID, actionKeyword.Keyword);
-                }
-                else if (!actionKeyword.Enabled && actionKeywordWindow.KeywordEnabled)
-                {
-                    Context.API.AddActionKeyword(Context.CurrentPluginMetadata.ID, actionKeyword.Keyword);
-                }
-                else if (actionKeyword.Enabled && actionKeywordWindow.KeywordEnabled)
-                {
+                    break;
+                case (true, true):
                     // same keyword will have dialog result false
                     Context.API.RemoveActionKeyword(Context.CurrentPluginMetadata.ID, actionKeyword.Keyword);
                     Context.API.AddActionKeyword(Context.CurrentPluginMetadata.ID, actionKeywordWindow.ActionKeyword);
-                }
-
-                (actionKeyword.Keyword, actionKeyword.Enabled) = (actionKeywordWindow.ActionKeyword, actionKeywordWindow.KeywordEnabled);
+                    break;
+                case (false, true):
+                    Context.API.AddActionKeyword(Context.CurrentPluginMetadata.ID, actionKeyword.Keyword);
+                    break;
+                case (false, false):
+                    throw new ArgumentException(
+                        $"Both false in {nameof(actionKeyword)}.{nameof(actionKeyword.Enabled)} and {nameof(actionKeywordWindow)}.{nameof(actionKeywordWindow.KeywordEnabled)} should suggest that the ShowDialog() result is false");
             }
 
+            (actionKeyword.Keyword, actionKeyword.Enabled) = (actionKeywordWindow.ActionKeyword, actionKeywordWindow.KeywordEnabled);
+
         }
 
-        private AccessLink? PromptUserSelectPath(ResultType type, string initialDirectory = null)
+        #endregion
+
+        #region AccessLinks
+
+        public AccessLink SelectedQuickAccessLink { get; set; }
+        public AccessLink SelectedIndexSearchExcludedPath { get; set; }
+
+
+
+        public ICommand RemoveLinkCommand => new RelayCommand(RemoveLink);
+        public ICommand EditLinkCommand => new RelayCommand(EditLink);
+        public ICommand AddLinkCommand => new RelayCommand(AddLink);
+
+        public void AppendLink(string containerName, AccessLink link)
         {
-            AccessLink newAccessLink = null;
-
-            if (type is ResultType.Folder)
+            var container = containerName switch
             {
-                var folderBrowserDialog = new FolderBrowserDialog();
-
-                if (initialDirectory is not null)
-                    folderBrowserDialog.InitialDirectory = initialDirectory;
-
-                if (folderBrowserDialog.ShowDialog() != DialogResult.OK)
-                    return newAccessLink;
-
-                newAccessLink = new AccessLink { Path = folderBrowserDialog.SelectedPath };
-            }
-            else if (type is ResultType.File)
-            {
-                var openFileDialog = new OpenFileDialog();
-                if (initialDirectory is not null)
-                    openFileDialog.InitialDirectory = initialDirectory;
-
-                if (openFileDialog.ShowDialog() != DialogResult.OK)
-                    return newAccessLink;
-
-                newAccessLink = new AccessLink { Path = openFileDialog.FileName };
-            }
-            return newAccessLink;
+                "QuickAccessLink" => Settings.QuickAccessLinks,
+                "IndexSearchExcludedPath" => Settings.IndexSearchExcludedSubdirectoryPaths,
+                _ => throw new ArgumentException($"Unknown container name: {containerName}")
+            };
+            container.Add(link);
         }
 
-        private void EditLink(object obj)
+        private void EditLink(object commandParameter)
         {
-            if (obj is not string container) return;
-
-            AccessLink selectedLink;
-            ObservableCollection<AccessLink> collection;
-
-            switch (container)
+            (AccessLink selectedLink, ObservableCollection<AccessLink> collection) = commandParameter switch
             {
-                case "QuickAccessLink":
-                    if (SelectedQuickAccessLink == null)
-                    {
-                        ShowUnselectedMessage();
-                        return;
-                    }
-                    selectedLink = SelectedQuickAccessLink;
-                    collection = Settings.QuickAccessLinks;
-                    break;
-                case "IndexSearchExcludedPaths":
-                    if (SelectedIndexSearchExcludedPath == null)
-                    {
-                        ShowUnselectedMessage();
-                        return;
-                    }
-                    selectedLink = SelectedIndexSearchExcludedPath;
-                    collection = Settings.IndexSearchExcludedSubdirectoryPaths;
-                    break;
-                default:
-                    return;
+                "QuickAccessLink" => (SelectedQuickAccessLink, Settings.QuickAccessLinks),
+                "IndexSearchExcludedPath" => (SelectedIndexSearchExcludedPath, Settings.IndexSearchExcludedSubdirectoryPaths),
+                _ => throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(commandParameter))
+            };
+
+            if (selectedLink is null)
+            {
+                ShowUnselectedMessage();
+                return;
             }
 
-            var link = PromptUserSelectPath(selectedLink.Type,
+            var path = PromptUserSelectPath(selectedLink.Type,
                 selectedLink.Type == ResultType.Folder
                     ? selectedLink.Path
                     : Path.GetDirectoryName(selectedLink.Path));
 
-            if (link is null)
+            if (path is null)
                 return;
 
             collection.Remove(selectedLink);
-            collection.Add(link);
+            collection.Add(new AccessLink
+            {
+                Path = path, Type = selectedLink.Type,
+            });
         }
 
         private void ShowUnselectedMessage()
         {
-            string warning = Context.API.GetTranslation("plugin_explorer_make_selection_warning");
+            var warning = Context.API.GetTranslation("plugin_explorer_make_selection_warning");
             MessageBox.Show(warning);
         }
 
-        private void AddLink(object obj)
+
+        private void AddLink(object commandParameter)
         {
-            if (obj is not string container) return;
+            var container = commandParameter switch
+            {
+                "QuickAccessLink" => Settings.QuickAccessLinks,
+                "IndexSearchExcludedPaths" => Settings.IndexSearchExcludedSubdirectoryPaths,
+                _ => throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(commandParameter))
+            };
+
+            ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(container);
 
             var folderBrowserDialog = new FolderBrowserDialog();
 
             if (folderBrowserDialog.ShowDialog() != DialogResult.OK)
                 return;
 
-            var newAccessLink = new AccessLink { Path = folderBrowserDialog.SelectedPath };
-
-
-            switch (container)
+            var newAccessLink = new AccessLink
             {
-                case "QuickAccessLink":
-                    if (SelectedQuickAccessLink == null) return;
-                    Settings.QuickAccessLinks.Add(newAccessLink);
-                    break;
-                case "IndexSearchExcludedPaths":
-                    if (SelectedIndexSearchExcludedPath == null) return;
-                    Settings.IndexSearchExcludedSubdirectoryPaths.Add(newAccessLink);
-                    break;
-            }
+                Path = folderBrowserDialog.SelectedPath
+            };
+
+            container.Add(newAccessLink);
         }
 
         private void RemoveLink(object obj)
@@ -197,11 +264,38 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.ViewModels
             Save();
         }
 
+        #endregion
 
+        private string? PromptUserSelectPath(ResultType type, string initialDirectory = null)
+        {
+            string path = null;
 
-        internal void RemoveLinkFromQuickAccess(AccessLink selectedRow) => Settings.QuickAccessLinks.Remove(selectedRow);
+            if (type is ResultType.Folder)
+            {
+                var folderBrowserDialog = new FolderBrowserDialog();
+
+                if (initialDirectory is not null)
+                    folderBrowserDialog.InitialDirectory = initialDirectory;
+
+                if (folderBrowserDialog.ShowDialog() != DialogResult.OK)
+                    return path;
+
+                path = folderBrowserDialog.SelectedPath;
+            }
+            else if (type is ResultType.File)
+            {
+                var openFileDialog = new OpenFileDialog();
+                if (initialDirectory is not null)
+                    openFileDialog.InitialDirectory = initialDirectory;
+
+                if (openFileDialog.ShowDialog() != DialogResult.OK)
+                    return path;
+
+                path = openFileDialog.FileName;
+            }
+            return path;
+        }
 
-        internal void RemoveAccessLinkFromExcludedIndexPaths(AccessLink selectedRow) => Settings.IndexSearchExcludedSubdirectoryPaths.Remove(selectedRow);
 
         internal static void OpenWindowsIndexingOptions()
         {
@@ -215,22 +309,69 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.ViewModels
             Process.Start(psi);
         }
 
-        internal void UpdateActionKeyword(Settings.ActionKeyword modifiedActionKeyword, string newActionKeyword, string oldActionKeyword) =>
-            PluginManager.ReplaceActionKeyword(Context.CurrentPluginMetadata.ID, oldActionKeyword, newActionKeyword);
+        public bool UseWindowsIndexForDirectorySearch
+        {
+            get => Settings.UseWindowsIndexForDirectorySearch;
+            set => Settings.UseWindowsIndexForDirectorySearch = value;
+        }
+        public ICommand OpenEditorPath => new RelayCommand(_ =>
+        {
+            var path = PromptUserSelectPath(ResultType.File, Settings.EditorPath != null ? Path.GetDirectoryName(Settings.EditorPath) : null);
+            if (path is null)
+                return;
 
-        internal bool IsActionKeywordAlreadyAssigned(string newActionKeyword) => PluginManager.ActionKeywordRegistered(newActionKeyword);
+            EditorPath = path;
+        });
 
-        internal bool IsNewActionKeywordGlobal(string newActionKeyword) => newActionKeyword == Query.GlobalPluginWildcardSign;
-
-        public bool UseWindowsIndexForDirectorySearch {
-            get
-            {
-                return Settings.UseWindowsIndexForDirectorySearch;
-            }
+        public string EditorPath
+        {
+            get => Settings.EditorPath;
             set
             {
-                Settings.UseWindowsIndexForDirectorySearch = value;
+                Settings.EditorPath = value;
+                OnPropertyChanged();
             }
         }
+
+
+        #region Everything FastSortWarning
+
+        public Visibility FastSortWarningVisibility
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    return EverythingApi.IsFastSortOption(Settings.SortOption) ? Visibility.Collapsed : Visibility.Visible;
+                }
+                catch (IPCErrorException)
+                {
+                    // this error occurs if the Everything service is not running, in this instance show the warning and
+                    // update the message to let user know in the settings panel.
+                    return Visibility.Visible;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        public string SortOptionWarningMessage
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    // this method is used to determine if Everything service is running because as at Everything v1.4.1
+                    // the sdk does not provide a dedicated interface to determine if it is running.
+                    return EverythingApi.IsFastSortOption(Settings.SortOption) ? string.Empty
+                        : Context.API.GetTranslation("flowlauncher_plugin_everything_nonfastsort_warning");
+                }
+                catch (IPCErrorException)
+                {
+                    return Context.API.GetTranslation("flowlauncher_plugin_everything_is_not_running");
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+
     }
 }

Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Views/Converters/EverythingEnumNameConverter.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Everything.Everything;
+using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Helper;
+using System;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Windows.Data;
+
+namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Views.Converters;
+
+public class EnumNameConverter : IValueConverter
+{
+    public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
+    {
+        return value is SortOption option ? option.GetTranslatedName() : value;
+    }
+
+    public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
+    {
+        throw new NotImplementedException();
+    }
+}

Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Views/ExplorerSettings.xaml

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     xmlns:qa="clr-namespace:Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Search.QuickAccessLinks"
     xmlns:viewModels="clr-namespace:Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.ViewModels"
     xmlns:views="clr-namespace:Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Views"
+    xmlns:converters="clr-namespace:Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Views.Converters"
     d:DataContext="{d:DesignInstance viewModels:SettingsViewModel}"
     d:DesignHeight="450"
     d:DesignWidth="800"
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@
         <DataTemplate x:Key="ListViewTemplateAccessLinks" DataType="qa:AccessLink">
             <TextBlock Margin="0,5,0,5" Text="{Binding Path, Mode=OneTime}" />
         </DataTemplate>
-        <DataTemplate x:Key="ListViewActionKeywords" DataType="views:ActionKeywordView">
+        <DataTemplate x:Key="ListViewActionKeywords" DataType="{x:Type views:ActionKeywordModel}">
             <Grid>
                 <TextBlock
                     Margin="0,5,0,0"
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@
                 </TextBlock>
             </Grid>
         </DataTemplate>
+        <converters:EnumNameConverter x:Key="EnumNameConverter" />
     </UserControl.Resources>
     <Grid Margin="10">
         <Grid.RowDefinitions>
@@ -61,32 +63,145 @@
         </Grid.RowDefinitions>
         <StackPanel Grid.Row="0" Margin="20,35,0,0">
             <StackPanel>
-                <Expander 
-                    Header="{DynamicResource plugin_explorer_generalsetting_header}">
+                <Expander
+                    Margin="15"
+                    Header="{DynamicResource plugin_explorer_generalsetting_header}"
+                    Expanded="SettingExpander_OnExpanded"
+                    Collapsed="SettingExpander_OnCollapsed">
                     <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical">
+                        <StackPanel.Resources>
+                            <DataTemplate x:Key="EnumBindingModelItemTemplate">
+                                <TextBlock Text="{Binding Description}" />
+                            </DataTemplate>
+                        </StackPanel.Resources>
                         <CheckBox
-                            Name="UseWindowsIndexForDirectorySearch"
                             Margin="12,10,0,0"
                             Content="{DynamicResource plugin_explorer_usewindowsindexfordirectorysearch}"
                             IsChecked="{Binding UseWindowsIndexForDirectorySearch}"
                             ToolTip="{DynamicResource plugin_explorer_usewindowsindexfordirectorysearch_tooltip}" />
-                        <ComboBox
-                            Width="200"
-                            ItemsSource="{Binding Settings.SortOptions, Mode=OneWay}"
-                            SelectedItem="{Binding Settings.SortOption}" />
+                        <CheckBox
+                            Margin="12,10,0,0"
+                            HorizontalAlignment="Left"
+                            Content="{DynamicResource plugin_explorer_use_location_as_working_dir}"
+                            IsChecked="{Binding Settings.UseLocationAsWorkingDir}" />
+                        <CheckBox
+                            Margin="12,10,0,0"
+                            HorizontalAlignment="Left"
+                            Content="{DynamicResource plugin_explorer_launch_hidden}"
+                            IsChecked="{Binding Settings.LaunchHidden}" />
+                        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
+                            <TextBlock
+                                Margin="10,6,6,6"
+                                HorizontalAlignment="Left"
+                                VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                                Text="{DynamicResource plugin_explorer_editor_path}" />
+                            <TextBox
+                                Margin="15"
+                                HorizontalAlignment="Left"
+                                VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                                TextWrapping="NoWrap"
+                                MaxWidth="250"
+                                Text="{Binding EditorPath}" />
+                            <Button
+                                MinWidth="50"
+                                HorizontalAlignment="Left"
+                                Margin="15"
+                                Command="{Binding OpenEditorPath}"
+                                Content="..." />
+                        </StackPanel>
+
+                        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
+                            <TextBlock Text="Index Search Engine" />
+                            <ComboBox
+                                Margin="15"
+                                HorizontalAlignment="Left"
+                                VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                                Width="250"
+                                ItemsSource="{Binding IndexSearchEngines }"
+                                SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedIndexSearchEngine}"
+                                ItemTemplate="{StaticResource EnumBindingModelItemTemplate}">
+                            </ComboBox>
+                        </StackPanel>
+                        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
+                            <TextBlock Text="Content Search Engine" />
+                            <ComboBox
+                                Margin="15"
+                                HorizontalAlignment="Left"
+                                VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                                Width="250"
+                                ItemsSource="{Binding ContentIndexSearchEngines }"
+                                SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedContentSearchEngine}"
+                                ItemTemplate="{StaticResource EnumBindingModelItemTemplate}">
+                            </ComboBox>
+                        </StackPanel>
+                        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
+                            <TextBlock Text="Path Enumeration Engine" />
+                            <ComboBox
+                                Margin="15"
+                                HorizontalAlignment="Left"
+                                VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                                Width="250"
+                                ItemsSource="{Binding PathEnumerationEngines }"
+                                SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedPathEnumerationEngine}"
+                                ItemTemplate="{StaticResource EnumBindingModelItemTemplate}">
+                            </ComboBox>
+                        </StackPanel>
+                        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
+                            <Button 
+                                Margin="15"
+                                Content="Open Window Index Option" 
+                                Click="btnOpenIndexingOptions_Click"/>
+                        </StackPanel>
                     </StackPanel>
                 </Expander>
                 <Expander
-                    Name="expActionKeywords"
+                    Margin="15"
+                    Header="{DynamicResource plugin_explorer_everything_setting_header}"
+                    Expanded="SettingExpander_OnExpanded"
+                    Collapsed="SettingExpander_OnCollapsed">
+                    <DockPanel>
+                        <TextBlock
+                            Text="{DynamicResource plugin_explorer_everything_sort_option}"
+                            Margin="15" />
+                        <ComboBox
+                            DockPanel.Dock="Left"
+                            Width="200"
+                            VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                            ItemsSource="{Binding Settings.SortOptions, Mode=OneWay}"
+                            SelectedItem="{Binding Settings.SortOption}"
+                            SelectionChanged="EverythingSortOptionChanged">
+                            <ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
+                                <DataTemplate>
+                                    <Grid>
+                                        <TextBlock Text="{Binding Converter={StaticResource EnumNameConverter}}" />
+                                    </Grid>
+                                </DataTemplate>
+                            </ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
+                        </ComboBox>
+                        <TextBlock
+                            Name="tbFastSortWarning"
+                            DockPanel.Dock="Right"
+                            Margin="0 0 10 0"
+                            VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                            Foreground="Orange"
+                            Text="{Binding SortOptionWarningMessage, Mode=OneTime}"
+                            TextAlignment="Left"
+                            TextWrapping="Wrap"
+                            Visibility="{Binding FastSortWarningVisibility, Mode=OneTime}" />
+                    </DockPanel>
+                </Expander>
+                <Expander
+                    Margin="15"
                     Height="auto"
-                    Expanded="expActionKeywords_Click"
+                    Expanded="SettingExpander_OnExpanded"
+                    Collapsed="SettingExpander_OnCollapsed"
                     Header="{DynamicResource plugin_explorer_manageactionkeywords_header}">
                     <DockPanel HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
                         <ListView
-                            x:Name="lbxActionKeywords"
                             DockPanel.Dock="Top"
                             ItemTemplate="{StaticResource ListViewActionKeywords}"
-                            SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedActionKeyword}"/>
+                            ItemsSource="{Binding ActionKeywordsModels}"
+                            SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedActionKeyword}" />
                         <Button
                             MinWidth="100"
                             Margin="10"
@@ -95,81 +210,89 @@
                     </DockPanel>
                 </Expander>
                 <Expander
+                    Margin="15"
+                    Expanded="SettingExpander_OnExpanded"
+                    Collapsed="SettingExpander_OnCollapsed"
                     Name="expAccessLinks"
-                    Margin="0,10,0,0"
                     Header="{DynamicResource plugin_explorer_quickaccesslinks_header}">
-                    <DockPanel HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
-                        <ListView
-                            x:Name="lbxAccessLinks"
-                            Height="200"
-                            AllowDrop="True"
-                            DockPanel.Dock="Top"
-                            ItemTemplate="{StaticResource ListViewTemplateAccessLinks}"
-                            ItemsSource="{Binding Settings.QuickAccessLinks}"
-                            SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedQuickAccessLink}" />
-                        <StackPanel
-                            HorizontalAlignment="Right"
-                            DockPanel.Dock="Bottom"
-                            Orientation="Horizontal">
-                            <Button
-                                MinWidth="100"
-                                Margin="10"
-                                Command="{Binding RemoveLinkCommand}"
-                                CommandParameter="QuickAccessLink"
-                                Content="{DynamicResource plugin_explorer_delete}" />
-                            <Button
-                                MinWidth="100"
-                                Margin="10"
-                                Command="{Binding EditLinkCommand}"
-                                CommandParameter="QuickAccessLink"
-                                Content="{DynamicResource plugin_explorer_edit}" />
-                            <Button
-                                MinWidth="100"
-                                Margin="10"
-                                Command="{Binding AddLinkCommand}"
-                                CommandParameter="QuickAccessLink"
-                                Content="{DynamicResource plugin_explorer_add}" />
-                        </StackPanel>
-                    </DockPanel>
+                    <ScrollViewer>
+                        <DockPanel HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
+                            <ListView
+                                x:Name="lbxAccessLinks"
+                                Height="200"
+                                AllowDrop="True"
+                                DragEnter="lbxAccessLinks_DragEnter"
+                                Drop="LbxAccessLinks_OnDrop"
+                                DockPanel.Dock="Top"
+                                ItemTemplate="{StaticResource ListViewTemplateAccessLinks}"
+                                ItemsSource="{Binding Settings.QuickAccessLinks}"
+                                SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedQuickAccessLink}" />
+                            <StackPanel
+                                HorizontalAlignment="Right"
+                                DockPanel.Dock="Bottom"
+                                Orientation="Horizontal">
+                                <Button
+                                    MinWidth="100"
+                                    Margin="10"
+                                    Command="{Binding RemoveLinkCommand}"
+                                    CommandParameter="QuickAccessLink"
+                                    Content="{DynamicResource plugin_explorer_delete}" />
+                                <Button
+                                    MinWidth="100"
+                                    Margin="10"
+                                    Command="{Binding EditLinkCommand}"
+                                    CommandParameter="QuickAccessLink"
+                                    Content="{DynamicResource plugin_explorer_edit}" />
+                                <Button
+                                    MinWidth="100"
+                                    Margin="10"
+                                    Command="{Binding AddLinkCommand}"
+                                    CommandParameter="QuickAccessLink"
+                                    Content="{DynamicResource plugin_explorer_add}" />
+                            </StackPanel>
+                        </DockPanel></ScrollViewer>
                 </Expander>
                 <Expander
-                    x:Name="expExcludedPaths"
-                    Margin="0,10,0,0"
+                    Margin="15"
+                    Expanded="SettingExpander_OnExpanded"
+                    Collapsed="SettingExpander_OnCollapsed"
                     Header="{DynamicResource plugin_explorer_indexsearchexcludedpaths_header}">
-                    <DockPanel HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
-                        <ListView
-                            Name="lbxExcludedPaths"
-                            AllowDrop="True"
-                            DockPanel.Dock="Top"
-                            DragEnter="lbxAccessLinks_DragEnter"
-                            Drop="lbxAccessLinks_Drop"
-                            ItemTemplate="{StaticResource ListViewActionKeywords}"
-                            ItemsSource="{Binding Settings.IndexSearchExcludedSubdirectoryPaths}"
-                            SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedIndexSearchExcludedPath}" />
-                        <StackPanel
-                            HorizontalAlignment="Right"
-                            DockPanel.Dock="Bottom"
-                            Orientation="Horizontal">
-                            <Button
-                                MinWidth="100"
-                                Margin="10"
-                                Command="{Binding RemoveLinkCommand}"
-                                CommandParameter="IndexSearchExcludedPaths"
-                                Content="{DynamicResource plugin_explorer_delete}" />
-                            <Button
-                                MinWidth="100"
-                                Margin="10"
-                                Command="{Binding EditLinkCommand}"
-                                CommandParameter="IndexSearchExcludedPaths"
-                                Content="{DynamicResource plugin_explorer_edit}" />
-                            <Button
-                                MinWidth="100"
-                                Margin="10"
-                                Command="{Binding AddLinkCommand}"
-                                CommandParameter="IndexSearchExcludedPaths"
-                                Content="{DynamicResource plugin_explorer_add}" />
-                        </StackPanel>
-                    </DockPanel>
+                    <ScrollViewer>
+                        <DockPanel HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
+                            <ListView
+                                Name="lbxExcludedPaths"
+                                AllowDrop="True"
+                                DockPanel.Dock="Top"
+                                DragEnter="lbxAccessLinks_DragEnter"
+                                Drop="LbxExcludedPaths_OnDrop"
+                                ItemTemplate="{StaticResource ListViewActionKeywords}"
+                                ItemsSource="{Binding Settings.IndexSearchExcludedSubdirectoryPaths}"
+                                SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedIndexSearchExcludedPath}" />
+                            <StackPanel
+                                HorizontalAlignment="Right"
+                                DockPanel.Dock="Bottom"
+                                Orientation="Horizontal">
+                                <Button
+                                    MinWidth="100"
+                                    Margin="10"
+                                    Command="{Binding RemoveLinkCommand}"
+                                    CommandParameter="IndexSearchExcludedPaths"
+                                    Content="{DynamicResource plugin_explorer_delete}" />
+                                <Button
+                                    MinWidth="100"
+                                    Margin="10"
+                                    Command="{Binding EditLinkCommand}"
+                                    CommandParameter="IndexSearchExcludedPaths"
+                                    Content="{DynamicResource plugin_explorer_edit}" />
+                                <Button
+                                    MinWidth="100"
+                                    Margin="10"
+                                    Command="{Binding AddLinkCommand}"
+                                    CommandParameter="IndexSearchExcludedPaths"
+                                    Content="{DynamicResource plugin_explorer_add}" />
+                            </StackPanel>
+                        </DockPanel>
+                    </ScrollViewer>
                 </Expander>
             </StackPanel>
         </StackPanel>

Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer/Views/ExplorerSettings.xaml.cs

@@ -6,10 +6,14 @@ using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Windows;
+using System.Windows.Controls;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
+using System.Windows.Input;
+using System.Windows.Media;
 using DataFormats = System.Windows.DataFormats;
 using DragDropEffects = System.Windows.DragDropEffects;
 using DragEventArgs = System.Windows.DragEventArgs;
+using ListView = System.Windows.Controls.ListView;
 using MessageBox = System.Windows.MessageBox;
 
 namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Views
@@ -23,6 +27,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Views
 
         private List<ActionKeywordModel> actionKeywordsListView;
 
+
         public ExplorerSettings(SettingsViewModel viewModel)
         {
             DataContext = viewModel;
@@ -33,105 +38,36 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Views
 
             DataContext = viewModel;
 
-            lbxAccessLinks.ItemsSource = this.viewModel.Settings.QuickAccessLinks;
-
-            lbxExcludedPaths.ItemsSource = this.viewModel.Settings.IndexSearchExcludedSubdirectoryPaths;
-
-            actionKeywordsListView = new List<ActionKeywordModel>
-            {
-                new(Settings.ActionKeyword.SearchActionKeyword,
-                    viewModel.Context.API.GetTranslation("plugin_explorer_actionkeywordview_search")),
-                new(Settings.ActionKeyword.FileContentSearchActionKeyword,
-                    viewModel.Context.API.GetTranslation("plugin_explorer_actionkeywordview_filecontentsearch")),
-                new(Settings.ActionKeyword.PathSearchActionKeyword,
-                    viewModel.Context.API.GetTranslation("plugin_explorer_actionkeywordview_pathsearch")),
-                new(Settings.ActionKeyword.IndexSearchActionKeyword,
-                    viewModel.Context.API.GetTranslation("plugin_explorer_actionkeywordview_indexsearch")),
-                new(Settings.ActionKeyword.QuickAccessActionKeyword,
-                    viewModel.Context.API.GetTranslation("plugin_explorer_actionkeywordview_quickaccess"))
-            };
-
-            lbxActionKeywords.ItemsSource = actionKeywordsListView;
-
             ActionKeywordModel.Init(viewModel.Settings);
 
             lbxAccessLinks.Items.SortDescriptions.Add(new SortDescription("Path", ListSortDirection.Ascending));
 
             lbxExcludedPaths.Items.SortDescriptions.Add(new SortDescription("Path", ListSortDirection.Ascending));
         }
- 
 
-        private void expActionKeywords_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+
+        
+        private void AccessLinkDragDrop(string containerName, DragEventArgs e)
         {
-            if (expExcludedPaths.IsExpanded)
-                expExcludedPaths.IsExpanded = false;
+            var files = (string[])e.Data.GetData(DataFormats.FileDrop);
 
-            if (expAccessLinks.IsExpanded)
-                expAccessLinks.IsExpanded = false;
-        }
-
-
-        private void expAccessLinks_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            if (expExcludedPaths.IsExpanded)
-                expExcludedPaths.IsExpanded = false;
-
-            if (expActionKeywords.IsExpanded)
-                expActionKeywords.IsExpanded = false;
-        }
-
-        private void expExcludedPaths_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            if (expAccessLinks.IsExpanded)
-                expAccessLinks.IsExpanded = false;
-
-            if (expActionKeywords.IsExpanded)
-                expActionKeywords.IsExpanded = false;
-        }
-
-
-        private void lbxAccessLinks_Drop(object sender, DragEventArgs e)
-        {
-            string[] files = (string[])e.Data.GetData(DataFormats.FileDrop);
-
-            if (files != null && files.Count() > 0)
+            if (files == null || !files.Any())
             {
-                if (expAccessLinks.IsExpanded && viewModel.Settings.QuickAccessLinks == null)
-                    viewModel.Settings.QuickAccessLinks = new();
-
-                foreach (string s in files)
+                return;
+            }
+            foreach (var s in files)
+            {
+                if (Directory.Exists(s))
                 {
-                    if (Directory.Exists(s))
+                    var newFolderLink = new AccessLink
                     {
-                        var newFolderLink = new AccessLink { Path = s };
-
-                        AddAccessLink(newFolderLink);
-                    }
+                        Path = s
+                    };
+                    viewModel.AppendLink(containerName, newFolderLink);
                 }
             }
         }
 
-        private void AddAccessLink(AccessLink newAccessLink)
-        {
-            if (expAccessLinks.IsExpanded
-                && !viewModel.Settings.QuickAccessLinks.Any(x => x.Path == newAccessLink.Path))
-            {
-                if (viewModel.Settings.QuickAccessLinks == null)
-                    viewModel.Settings.QuickAccessLinks = new();
-
-                viewModel.Settings.QuickAccessLinks.Add(newAccessLink);
-            }
-
-            if (expExcludedPaths.IsExpanded
-                && !viewModel.Settings.IndexSearchExcludedSubdirectoryPaths.Any(x => x.Path == newAccessLink.Path))
-            {
-                if (viewModel.Settings.IndexSearchExcludedSubdirectoryPaths == null)
-                    viewModel.Settings.IndexSearchExcludedSubdirectoryPaths = new ();
-
-                viewModel.Settings.IndexSearchExcludedSubdirectoryPaths.Add(newAccessLink);
-            }
-        }
-
         private void lbxAccessLinks_DragEnter(object sender, DragEventArgs e)
         {
             if (e.Data.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.FileDrop))
@@ -148,5 +84,53 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Explorer.Views
         {
             SettingsViewModel.OpenWindowsIndexingOptions();
         }
+        private void EverythingSortOptionChanged(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (tbFastSortWarning is not null)
+            {
+                tbFastSortWarning.Visibility = viewModel.FastSortWarningVisibility;
+                tbFastSortWarning.Text = viewModel.SortOptionWarningMessage;
+            }
+        }
+        private void SettingExpander_OnExpanded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (sender is not Expander expander)
+                return;
+
+            var parentContainer = VisualTreeHelper.GetParent(expander);
+
+            if (parentContainer is not StackPanel stackPanel)
+                return;
+
+            foreach (UIElement child in stackPanel.Children)
+            {
+                if (child != expander)
+                    child.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
+            }
+        }
+        private void SettingExpander_OnCollapsed(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (sender is not Expander expander)
+                return;
+
+            var parentContainer = VisualTreeHelper.GetParent(expander);
+
+            if (parentContainer is not StackPanel stackPanel)
+                return;
+
+            foreach (UIElement child in stackPanel.Children)
+            {
+                if (child != expander)
+                    child.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
+            }
+        }
+        private void LbxAccessLinks_OnDrop(object sender, DragEventArgs e)
+        {
+            AccessLinkDragDrop("QuickAccessLink", e);
+        }
+        private void LbxExcludedPaths_OnDrop(object sender, DragEventArgs e)
+        {
+            AccessLinkDragDrop("IndexSearchExcludedPath", e);
+        }
     }
 }