Code Quality: Removed NOTICE.md link from Files.App.csproj

src/Files.App/Data/Items/OpenSourceLibraryItem.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Files Community
+// Licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE.
+
+namespace Files.App.Data.Items
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Represents an item for open source library shown on <see cref="Views.Settings.AboutPage"/>.
+	/// </summary>
+	public class OpenSourceLibraryItem
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets the URL that navigates to the open source library.
+		/// </summary>
+		public string Url { get; } = "";
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets the name of the open source library.
+		/// </summary>
+		public string Name { get; } = "";
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Initializes an instance of <see cref="OpenSourceLibraryItem"/> class.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="url">The URL</param>
+		/// <param name="name">The name</param>
+		public OpenSourceLibraryItem(string url, string name)
+		{
+			Url = url;
+			Name = name;
+		}
+	}
+}

src/Files.App/Files.App.csproj

@@ -48,10 +48,6 @@
         <Content Include="7z64.dll">
             <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
         </Content>
-        <Content Include="..\..\.github\NOTICE.md">
-            <Link>NOTICE.md</Link>
-            <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-        </Content>
         <Content Update="Assets\Resources\**">
           <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
         </Content>

src/Files.App/Strings/en-US/Resources.resw

@@ -1820,8 +1820,8 @@
   <data name="CompatibilityNoReducedColor" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>No reduced color</value>
   </data>
-  <data name="ThirdPartyLicenses" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Third party licenses</value>
+  <data name="ThirdPartyLibraries" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Third party libraries</value>
   </data>
   <data name="SettingsSetAsDefaultFileManagerDescription" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>This option modifies the system registry and can have unexpected side effects on your device. Continue at your own risk.</value>

src/Files.App/ViewModels/Settings/AboutViewModel.cs

@@ -11,9 +11,25 @@
 
 namespace Files.App.ViewModels.Settings
 {
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Represents view model of <see cref="Views.Settings.AboutPage"/>.
+	/// </summary>
 	public sealed class AboutViewModel : ObservableObject
 	{
-		protected readonly IFileTagsSettingsService FileTagsSettingsService = Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<IFileTagsSettingsService>();
+		// Properties
+
+		public string Version
+			=> string.Format($"{"SettingsAboutVersionTitle".GetLocalizedResource()} {AppVersion.Major}.{AppVersion.Minor}.{AppVersion.Build}.{AppVersion.Revision}");
+
+		public string AppName
+			=> Package.Current.DisplayName;
+
+		public PackageVersion AppVersion
+			=> Package.Current.Id.Version;
+
+		public ObservableCollection<OpenSourceLibraryItem> OpenSourceLibraries { get; }
+
+		// Commands
 
 		public ICommand CopyAppVersionCommand { get; }
 		public ICommand CopyWindowsVersionCommand { get; }
@@ -27,15 +43,42 @@ public sealed class AboutViewModel : ObservableObject
 		public ICommand OpenPrivacyPolicyCommand { get; }
 		public ICommand OpenCrowdinCommand { get; }
 
-		private string _ThirdPartyNotices = string.Empty;
-		public string ThirdPartyNotices
-		{
-			get => _ThirdPartyNotices;
-			set => SetProperty(ref _ThirdPartyNotices, value);
-		}
+		// Constructor
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Initializes an instance of <see cref="AboutViewModel"/> class.
+		/// </summary>
 		public AboutViewModel()
 		{
+			OpenSourceLibraries =
+			[
+				new ("https://github.com/omar/ByteSize", "ByteSize"),
+				new ("https://github.com/CommunityToolkit/dotnet", "CommunityToolkit.Mvvm"),
+				new ("https://github.com/DiscUtils/DiscUtils", "DiscUtils.Udf"),
+				new ("https://github.com/robinrodricks/FluentFTP", "FluentFTP"),
+				new ("https://github.com/rickyah/ini-parser", "INI File Parser"),
+				new ("https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2sharp", "libgit2sharp"),
+				new ("https://github.com/mbdavid/LiteDB", "LiteDB"),
+				new ("https://github.com/beto-rodriguez/LiveCharts2", "LiveCharts2"),
+				new ("https://github.com/jeffijoe/messageformat.net", "MessageFormat"),
+				new ("https://github.com/dotnet/efcore", "EF Core for SQLite"),
+				new ("https://github.com/dotnet/runtime", "Microsoft.Extensions"),
+				new ("https://github.com/files-community/SevenZipSharp", "SevenZipSharp"),
+				new ("https://sourceforge.net/projects/sevenzip", "7zip"),
+				new ("https://github.com/ericsink/SQLitePCL.raw", "PCL for SQLite"),
+				new ("https://github.com/microsoft/WindowsAppSDK", "WindowsAppSDK"),
+				new ("https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml", "WinUI 3"),
+				new ("https://github.com/microsoft/Win2D", "Win2D"),
+				new ("https://github.com/CommunityToolkit/WindowsCommunityToolkit", "Windows Community Toolkit 7.x"),
+				new ("https://github.com/mono/taglib-sharp", "TagLibSharp"),
+				new ("https://github.com/Tulpep/Active-Directory-Object-Picker", "ActiveDirectoryObjectPicker"),
+				new ("https://github.com/dotMorten/WinUIEx", "WinUIEx"),
+				new ("https://github.com/dahall/Vanara", "Vanara"),
+				new ("https://github.com/PowerShell/MMI", "MMI"),
+				new ("https://github.com/microsoft/CsWin32", "CsWin32"),
+				new ("https://github.com/microsoft/CsWinRT", "CsWinRT"),
+			];
+
 			CopyAppVersionCommand = new RelayCommand(CopyAppVersion);
 			CopyWindowsVersionCommand = new RelayCommand(CopyWindowsVersion);
 			SupportUsCommand = new AsyncRelayCommand(SupportUs);
@@ -49,6 +92,8 @@ public AboutViewModel()
 			OpenCrowdinCommand = new AsyncRelayCommand(DoOpenCrowdin);
 		}
 
+		// Methods
+
 		private async Task<bool> OpenLogLocation()
 		{
 			await Launcher.LaunchFolderAsync(ApplicationData.Current.LocalFolder).AsTask();
@@ -95,7 +140,6 @@ public Task DoOpenPrivacyPolicy()
 			return Launcher.LaunchUriAsync(new Uri(Constants.ExternalUrl.PrivacyPolicyUrl)).AsTask();
 		}
 
-
 		public Task DoOpenCrowdin()
 		{
 			return Launcher.LaunchUriAsync(new Uri(Constants.ExternalUrl.CrowdinUrl)).AsTask();
@@ -128,12 +172,6 @@ public Task SupportUs()
 			return Launcher.LaunchUriAsync(new Uri(Constants.ExternalUrl.SupportUsUrl)).AsTask();
 		}
 
-		public async Task LoadThirdPartyNoticesAsync()
-		{
-			StorageFile file = await StorageFile.GetFileFromApplicationUriAsync(new Uri(Constants.DocsPath.ThirdPartyNoticePath));
-			ThirdPartyNotices = await FileIO.ReadTextAsync(file);
-		}
-
 		public string GetAppVersion()
 		{
 			return string.Format($"{AppVersion.Major}.{AppVersion.Minor}.{AppVersion.Build}.{AppVersion.Revision}");
@@ -151,16 +189,5 @@ public string GetVersionsQueryString()
 			query["windows_version"] = GetWindowsVersion();
 			return query.ToString() ?? string.Empty;
 		}
-
-		public string Version
-		{
-			get
-			{
-				return string.Format($"{"SettingsAboutVersionTitle".GetLocalizedResource()} {AppVersion.Major}.{AppVersion.Minor}.{AppVersion.Build}.{AppVersion.Revision}");
-			}
-		}
-
-		public string AppName => Package.Current.DisplayName;
-		public PackageVersion AppVersion => Package.Current.Id.Version;
 	}
 }

src/Files.App/Views/Settings/AboutPage.xaml

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 	xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
 	xmlns:controls="using:CommunityToolkit.WinUI.UI.Controls"
 	xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
+	xmlns:dataitems="using:Files.App.Data.Items"
 	xmlns:helpers="using:Files.App.Helpers"
 	xmlns:local="using:Files.App.UserControls.Settings"
 	xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
@@ -181,21 +182,31 @@
 			</local:SettingsBlockControl>
 
 			<!--  Third Party Licenses  -->
-			<local:SettingsBlockControl
-				Title="{helpers:ResourceString Name=ThirdPartyLicenses}"
-				HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
-				Click="ThirdPartyLicenses_Click">
+			<local:SettingsBlockControl Title="{helpers:ResourceString Name=ThirdPartyLibraries}">
 				<local:SettingsBlockControl.Icon>
 					<FontIcon Glyph="&#xE90F;" />
 				</local:SettingsBlockControl.Icon>
 				<local:SettingsBlockControl.ExpandableContent>
-					<ScrollViewer Height="400">
-						<controls:MarkdownTextBlock
-							Margin="10"
-							Background="Transparent"
-							LinkClicked="MarkdownTextBlock_LinkClicked"
-							Text="{x:Bind ViewModel.ThirdPartyNotices, Mode=TwoWay, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}" />
-					</ScrollViewer>
+					<ItemsRepeater Margin="54,12,12,12" ItemsSource="{x:Bind ViewModel.OpenSourceLibraries, Mode=OneWay}">
+						<ItemsRepeater.ItemTemplate>
+							<DataTemplate x:DataType="dataitems:OpenSourceLibraryItem">
+								<TextBlock Margin="4,0" VerticalAlignment="Center">
+									<Hyperlink NavigateUri="{x:Bind Url}" UnderlineStyle="None">
+										<Run Text="{x:Bind Name}" />
+									</Hyperlink>
+								</TextBlock>
+							</DataTemplate>
+						</ItemsRepeater.ItemTemplate>
+						<ItemsRepeater.Layout>
+							<UniformGridLayout
+								ItemsStretch="Fill"
+								MaximumRowsOrColumns="6"
+								MinColumnSpacing="8"
+								MinItemWidth="200"
+								MinRowSpacing="8"
+								Orientation="Horizontal" />
+						</ItemsRepeater.Layout>
+					</ItemsRepeater>
 				</local:SettingsBlockControl.ExpandableContent>
 			</local:SettingsBlockControl>
 

src/Files.App/Views/Settings/AboutPage.xaml.cs

@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2024 Files Community
 // Licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE.
 
-using CommunityToolkit.WinUI.UI.Controls;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
-using Windows.System;
 
 namespace Files.App.Views.Settings
 {
@@ -13,17 +11,5 @@ public AboutPage()
 		{
 			InitializeComponent();
 		}
-
-		private async void ThirdPartyLicenses_Click(object sender, bool e)
-		{
-			if (e && string.IsNullOrEmpty(ViewModel.ThirdPartyNotices))
-				await ViewModel.LoadThirdPartyNoticesAsync();
-		}
-
-		private async void MarkdownTextBlock_LinkClicked(object sender, LinkClickedEventArgs e)
-		{
-			if (Uri.TryCreate(e.Link, UriKind.Absolute, out Uri? link))
-				await Launcher.LaunchUriAsync(link);
-		}
 	}
 }