Feature: Added support for always displaying the status center

src/Files.App/Data/Contracts/IAppearanceSettingsService.cs

@@ -116,5 +116,11 @@ public interface IAppearanceSettingsService : IBaseSettingsService, INotifyPrope
 		/// Gets or sets a value whether the shelf pane toggle button should be displayed.
 		/// </summary>
 		bool ShowShelfPaneToggleButton{ get; set; }
+
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets or sets a value indicating when to display the Status Center button.
+		/// </summary>
+		StatusCenterVisibility StatusCenterVisibility { get; set; }
 	}
 }

src/Files.App/Data/Enums/StatusCenterVisibility.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// Copyright (c) Files Community
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+namespace Files.App.Data.Enums
+{
+	public enum StatusCenterVisibility
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Always displayed.
+		/// </summary>
+		Always,
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// During active file operations.
+		/// </summary>
+		DuringOngoingFileOperations,
+	}
+}

src/Files.App/Services/Settings/AppearanceSettingsService.cs

@@ -159,6 +159,13 @@ public bool ShowShelfPaneToggleButton
 			set => Set(value);
 		}
 
+		/// <inheritdoc/>
+		public StatusCenterVisibility StatusCenterVisibility
+		{
+			get => Get(StatusCenterVisibility.Always);
+			set => Set(value);
+		}
+
 		protected override void RaiseOnSettingChangedEvent(object sender, SettingChangedEventArgs e)
 		{
 			base.RaiseOnSettingChangedEvent(sender, e);

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

@@ -4226,4 +4226,10 @@
   <data name="OmnibarSearchModeTextPlaceholder" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Search for files and folders...</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="DuringOngoingFileOperations" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>During file operations</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="ShowStatusCenterButton" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Show status center button</value>
+  </data>
 </root>

src/Files.App/UserControls/NavigationToolbar.xaml

@@ -471,17 +471,16 @@
 				AutomationProperties.Name="{helpers:ResourceString Name=StatusCenter}"
 				Style="{StaticResource AddressToolbarButtonStyle}"
 				ToolTipService.ToolTip="{helpers:ResourceString Name=StatusCenter}"
-				Visibility="{x:Bind OngoingTasksViewModel.HasAnyItem, Mode=OneWay}">
+				Visibility="{x:Bind ViewModel.ShowStatusCenterButton, Mode=OneWay}">
 
 				<Grid Margin="-16">
 
-					<!-- Enable icon again if we add option to always display on the toolbar
-                        <ThemedIcon
-                            x:Name="StatusCenterIcon"
-                            Width="16"
-                            Height="16"
-                            x:Load="{x:Bind OngoingTasksViewModel.HasAnyItemInProgress, Converter={StaticResource BoolNegationConverter}, Mode=OneWay}"
-                            Style="{StaticResource App.ThemedIcons.StatusCenter}" />-->
+					<controls:ThemedIcon
+						x:Name="StatusCenterIcon"
+						Width="16"
+						Height="16"
+						x:Load="{x:Bind OngoingTasksViewModel.HasAnyItem, Converter={StaticResource BoolNegationConverter}, Mode=OneWay}"
+						Style="{StaticResource App.ThemedIcons.StatusCenter}" />
 
 					<ProgressRing
 						x:Name="MedianOperationProgressRing"
@@ -496,6 +495,7 @@
 						x:Name="StatusInfoBadge"
 						HorizontalAlignment="Center"
 						VerticalAlignment="Center"
+						Visibility="{x:Bind OngoingTasksViewModel.HasAnyItem, Mode=OneWay}"
 						Value="{x:Bind OngoingTasksViewModel.InfoBadgeValue, Mode=OneWay}" />
 
 				</Grid>
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@
 				</VisualState>
 				<VisualState x:Name="StatusButtonVisible">
 					<VisualState.StateTriggers>
-						<triggers:IsEqualStateTrigger Value="{x:Bind OngoingTasksViewModel.HasAnyItem, Mode=OneWay}" To="True" />
+						<triggers:IsEqualStateTrigger Value="{x:Bind ViewModel.ShowStatusCenterButton, Mode=OneWay}" To="True" />
 					</VisualState.StateTriggers>
 					<VisualState.Setters>
 						<Setter Target="RightSideActionsStackPanel.Margin" Value="0,0,4,0" />

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

@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ public sealed partial class AppearanceViewModel : ObservableObject
 
 		public Dictionary<HorizontalAlignment, string> ImageHorizontalAlignmentTypes { get; private set; } = [];
 
+		public Dictionary<StatusCenterVisibility, string> StatusCenterVisibilityOptions { get; private set; } = [];
+
 		public ObservableCollection<AppThemeResourceItem> AppThemeResources { get; }
 
 		public ICommand SelectImageCommand { get; }
@@ -76,6 +78,11 @@ public AppearanceViewModel(IUserSettingsService userSettingsService, IResourcesS
 
 			UpdateSelectedResource();
 
+			// StatusCenterVisibility
+			StatusCenterVisibilityOptions.Add(StatusCenterVisibility.Always, Strings.Always.GetLocalizedResource());
+			StatusCenterVisibilityOptions.Add(StatusCenterVisibility.DuringOngoingFileOperations, Strings.DuringOngoingFileOperations.GetLocalizedResource());
+			SelectedStatusCenterVisibilityOption = StatusCenterVisibilityOptions[UserSettingsService.AppearanceSettingsService.StatusCenterVisibility];
+
 			SelectImageCommand = new RelayCommand(SelectBackgroundImage);
 			RemoveImageCommand = new RelayCommand(RemoveBackgroundImage);
 		}
@@ -330,6 +337,19 @@ public bool ShowShelfPaneToggleButton
 			}
 		}
 
+		private string selectedStatusCenterVisibilityOption;
+		public string SelectedStatusCenterVisibilityOption
+		{
+			get => selectedStatusCenterVisibilityOption;
+			set
+			{
+				if (SetProperty(ref selectedStatusCenterVisibilityOption, value))
+				{
+					UserSettingsService.AppearanceSettingsService.StatusCenterVisibility = StatusCenterVisibilityOptions.First(e => e.Value == value).Key;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		public bool IsAppEnvironmentDev
 		{
 			get => AppLifecycleHelper.AppEnvironment is AppEnvironment.Dev;

src/Files.App/ViewModels/UserControls/NavigationToolbarViewModel.cs

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public sealed partial class NavigationToolbarViewModel : ObservableObject, IAddr
 		private readonly IUpdateService UpdateService = Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<IUpdateService>();
 		private readonly ICommandManager Commands = Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<ICommandManager>();
 		private readonly IContentPageContext ContentPageContext = Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<IContentPageContext>();
+		private readonly StatusCenterViewModel OngoingTasksViewModel = Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<StatusCenterViewModel>();
 
 		// Fields
 
@@ -79,6 +80,9 @@ public sealed partial class NavigationToolbarViewModel : ObservableObject, IAddr
 
 		public bool ShowHomeButton => AppearanceSettingsService.ShowHomeButton;
 		public bool EnableOmnibar => GeneralSettingsService.EnableOmnibar;
+		public bool ShowStatusCenterButton =>
+			AppearanceSettingsService.StatusCenterVisibility == StatusCenterVisibility.Always ||
+			(AppearanceSettingsService.StatusCenterVisibility == StatusCenterVisibility.DuringOngoingFileOperations && OngoingTasksViewModel.HasAnyItem);
 
 		public bool ShowShelfPaneToggleButton => AppearanceSettingsService.ShowShelfPaneToggleButton && AppLifecycleHelper.AppEnvironment is AppEnvironment.Dev;
 
@@ -369,6 +373,9 @@ public NavigationToolbarViewModel()
 					case nameof(AppearanceSettingsService.ShowHomeButton):
 						OnPropertyChanged(nameof(ShowHomeButton));
 						break;
+					case nameof(AppearanceSettingsService.StatusCenterVisibility):
+						OnPropertyChanged(nameof(ShowStatusCenterButton));
+						break;
 					case nameof(AppearanceSettingsService.ShowShelfPaneToggleButton):
 						OnPropertyChanged(nameof(ShowShelfPaneToggleButton));
 						break;
@@ -383,6 +390,15 @@ public NavigationToolbarViewModel()
 						break;
 				}
 			};
+			OngoingTasksViewModel.PropertyChanged += (s, e) =>
+			{
+				switch (e.PropertyName)
+				{
+					case nameof(OngoingTasksViewModel.HasAnyItem):
+						OnPropertyChanged(nameof(ShowStatusCenterButton));
+						break;
+				}
+			};
 		}
 
 		// Methods

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

@@ -270,6 +270,14 @@
 					<wctcontrols:SettingsCard Header="{helpers:ResourceString Name=ShowToolbar}">
 						<ToggleSwitch AutomationProperties.Name="{helpers:ResourceString Name=ShowToolbar}" IsOn="{x:Bind ViewModel.ShowToolbar, Mode=TwoWay}" />
 					</wctcontrols:SettingsCard>
+
+					<!--  Show status center  -->
+					<wctcontrols:SettingsCard Header="{helpers:ResourceString Name=ShowStatusCenterButton}">
+						<uc:ComboBoxEx
+							AutomationProperties.Name="{helpers:ResourceString Name=ShowStatusCenterButton}"
+							ItemsSource="{x:Bind ViewModel.StatusCenterVisibilityOptions.Values}"
+							SelectedItem="{x:Bind ViewModel.SelectedStatusCenterVisibilityOption, Mode=TwoWay}" />
+					</wctcontrols:SettingsCard>
 				</wctcontrols:SettingsExpander.Items>
 			</wctcontrols:SettingsExpander>
 		</StackPanel>