Files · Explorer: a folder as a list, tiles or columns, with one path and one order

FileExplorer shows the folder at the end of a path three ways: the
directory listing, a grid of tiles, or a column per folder along the
path with the next folder lit. Its name, its count and a switch of views
sit above one path bar that climbs. A folder opens in place; a file goes
to the host, which lists each folder it goes to. A pick in an earlier
column closes the columns past it, and a new deepest column scrolls into
view. The directory listing takes its pick from its owner and reports
it, so the pick carries across views; its path bar and its first order
are shared. The gallery walks a small file system and shows the tree,
the context menu, renaming in place and a drop zone in use.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

src/files/columns.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+use std::rc::Rc;
+
+use gpui::{
+    App, ElementId, InteractiveElement, IntoElement, ParentElement, ScrollHandle, SharedString,
+    StatefulInteractiveElement, Styled, Window, div, prelude::*,
+};
+
+use super::{FileIcon, OnEntry, explorer::OnPath};
+use crate::{
+    forms::{OnValue, reveal, revealer},
+    layout::on_axis,
+    lists::{DirEntry, ListItem, SelectableList},
+    primitives::{Icon, IconName},
+    theme::{ActiveTheme, IconSize, Radius},
+};
+
+/// The columns' scroll, and the deepest column it last brought into view.
+#[derive(Default)]
+struct Walk {
+    scroll: ScrollHandle,
+    revealed: Option<usize>,
+}
+
+/// Each folder along the path as a column, the next folder on the path lit in it and the pick lit in the last. A pick of a folder goes into it; a pick of a file closes the columns past its own and picks it; Enter or a double press opens a file. A new deepest column scrolls into view.
+pub(super) fn columns(
+    id: ElementId,
+    path: Rc<[SharedString]>,
+    levels: Vec<Vec<DirEntry>>,
+    selected: Option<SharedString>,
+    (go, select, open): (OnPath, OnValue, OnEntry),
+    window: &mut Window,
+    cx: &mut App,
+) -> impl IntoElement {
+    let walk = window.use_keyed_state((id.clone(), "walk"), cx, |_, _| Walk::default());
+    let last = levels.len() - 1;
+    let shown = reveal(&walk, |walk| &mut walk.revealed, true, last, cx);
+    let scroll = walk.read(cx).scroll.clone();
+    let theme = cx.theme();
+    let colors = &theme.colors;
+    let sizes = theme.files();
+    let levels = Rc::new(levels);
+    let columns: Vec<_> = levels
+        .iter()
+        .enumerate()
+        .map(|(depth, entries)| {
+            let rows = entries.iter().enumerate().fold(
+                SelectableList::new((id.clone(), format!("column-{depth}"))),
+                |list, (ix, entry)| {
+                    let row = ListItem::new(
+                        (id.clone(), format!("row-{depth}-{ix}")),
+                        entry.name().clone(),
+                    )
+                    .leading(FileIcon::entry(entry))
+                    .when(entry.is_folder(), |row| {
+                        row.trailing(
+                            Icon::new(IconName::ChevronRight)
+                                .size(IconSize::Xs)
+                                .color(colors.fg_subtle),
+                        )
+                    });
+                    list.row(entry.name().clone(), row)
+                },
+            );
+            let lit = match depth < last {
+                true => Some(path[depth + 1].clone()),
+                false => selected.clone(),
+            };
+            let (go, select, path, picked) =
+                (go.clone(), select.clone(), path.clone(), levels.clone());
+            let (open, opened) = (open.clone(), levels.clone());
+            div()
+                .flex_none()
+                .w(sizes.column)
+                .h_full()
+                .p_1()
+                .border_r_1()
+                .border_color(colors.border)
+                .child(
+                    rows.selected(lit)
+                        .size_full()
+                        .on_change(move |keys, window, cx| {
+                            let Some(name) = keys.first() else {
+                                return;
+                            };
+                            let entry = picked[depth]
+                                .iter()
+                                .find(|entry| entry.name() == name)
+                                .expect("a listed entry");
+                            if entry.is_folder() {
+                                let inside: Vec<SharedString> = path[..=depth]
+                                    .iter()
+                                    .cloned()
+                                    .chain([name.clone()])
+                                    .collect();
+                                return go(&inside, window, cx);
+                            }
+                            if depth < last {
+                                go(&path[..=depth], window, cx);
+                            }
+                            select(name, window, cx);
+                        })
+                        .on_activate(move |name, window, cx| {
+                            let entry = opened[depth]
+                                .iter()
+                                .find(|entry| entry.name() == name)
+                                .expect("a listed entry");
+                            if !entry.is_folder() {
+                                open(entry, window, cx);
+                            }
+                        }),
+                )
+        })
+        .collect();
+    on_axis(
+        div()
+            .id(id)
+            .debug_selector(|| "file-columns".into())
+            .h(sizes.columns)
+            .flex()
+            .overflow_x_scroll()
+            .track_scroll(&scroll)
+            .rounded(theme.radius(Radius::Md))
+            .border_1()
+            .border_color(colors.border)
+            .children(columns)
+            .when_some(shown, |row, (ix, done)| {
+                row.child(revealer(&scroll, ix, done))
+            }),
+    )
+}

src/files/explorer.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,279 @@
+use std::rc::Rc;
+
+use gpui::{
+    App, ElementId, FontWeight, IntoElement, ParentElement, RenderOnce, SharedString, Styled,
+    Window, div, prelude::*,
+};
+
+use super::{FileGrid, OnEntry, columns::columns};
+use crate::{
+    buttons::SegmentedControl,
+    forms::OnValue,
+    lists::{DirEntry, DirectoryListing, OnClimb, listed, path_bar},
+    primitives::IconName,
+    theme::{ActiveTheme, ControlSize, TextSize},
+    typography::Ellipsis,
+};
+
+pub(super) type OnPath = Rc<dyn Fn(&[SharedString], &mut Window, &mut App)>;
+type OnView = Rc<dyn Fn(FileView, &mut Window, &mut App)>;
+
+/// How an explorer shows a folder: a list that sorts by column, tiles, or columns along the path.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum FileView {
+    List,
+    Icons,
+    Columns,
+}
+
+/// Each view with its key, label and icon, in the switch's order.
+const VIEWS: [(FileView, &str, &str, IconName); 3] = [
+    (FileView::List, "list", "List", IconName::List),
+    (FileView::Icons, "icons", "Icons", IconName::LayoutGrid),
+    (FileView::Columns, "columns", "Columns", IconName::Columns3),
+];
+
+/// A folder three ways: a list that sorts by column, tiles, or columns that walk the path. Its name, its count and a switch of views sit above the path, which climbs. Opening a folder goes into it; opening a file hands it to the host, which lists each folder it goes to.
+#[derive(IntoElement)]
+pub struct FileExplorer {
+    id: ElementId,
+    path: Vec<SharedString>,
+    levels: Vec<Vec<DirEntry>>,
+    view: FileView,
+    selected: Option<SharedString>,
+    on_view: Option<OnView>,
+    on_navigate: Option<OnPath>,
+    on_select: Option<OnValue>,
+    on_open: Option<OnEntry>,
+}
+
+impl FileExplorer {
+    /// `path` names each folder from the root down; `levels` lists each of them, the root's first.
+    pub fn new(
+        id: impl Into<ElementId>,
+        path: impl IntoIterator<Item = impl Into<SharedString>>,
+        levels: impl IntoIterator<Item = Vec<DirEntry>>,
+        view: FileView,
+    ) -> Self {
+        let path: Vec<SharedString> = path.into_iter().map(Into::into).collect();
+        let levels: Vec<Vec<DirEntry>> = levels.into_iter().collect();
+        assert!(
+            !path.is_empty() && path.len() == levels.len(),
+            "{} folders on the path, {} listed",
+            path.len(),
+            levels.len()
+        );
+        Self {
+            id: id.into(),
+            path,
+            levels,
+            view,
+            selected: None,
+            on_view: None,
+            on_navigate: None,
+            on_select: None,
+            on_open: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// The entry picked in the folder shown, by name.
+    pub fn selected(mut self, name: impl Into<SharedString>) -> Self {
+        let name = name.into();
+        let here = self.levels.last().expect("a listed folder");
+        assert!(
+            here.iter().any(|entry| *entry.name() == name),
+            "no entry {name}"
+        );
+        self.selected = Some(name);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn on_view(mut self, handler: impl Fn(FileView, &mut Window, &mut App) + 'static) -> Self {
+        self.on_view = Some(Rc::new(handler));
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Gets the path to go to, from the root down.
+    pub fn on_navigate(
+        mut self,
+        handler: impl Fn(&[SharedString], &mut Window, &mut App) + 'static,
+    ) -> Self {
+        self.on_navigate = Some(Rc::new(handler));
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Gets the name of the entry picked.
+    pub fn on_select(
+        mut self,
+        handler: impl Fn(&SharedString, &mut Window, &mut App) + 'static,
+    ) -> Self {
+        self.on_select = Some(Rc::new(handler));
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Gets a file to open; a folder opens in place.
+    pub fn on_open(mut self, handler: impl Fn(&DirEntry, &mut Window, &mut App) + 'static) -> Self {
+        self.on_open = Some(Rc::new(handler));
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+impl RenderOnce for FileExplorer {
+    fn render(self, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut App) -> impl IntoElement {
+        let id = self.id;
+        let path: Rc<[SharedString]> = self.path.into();
+        let go: OnPath = {
+            let (id, on_navigate) = (id.clone(), self.on_navigate);
+            Rc::new(move |to, window, cx| {
+                log::info!("file explorer {id:?}: go to {}", to.join("/"));
+                if let Some(on_navigate) = &on_navigate {
+                    on_navigate(to, window, cx);
+                }
+            })
+        };
+        let climb: OnClimb = {
+            let (go, path) = (go.clone(), path.clone());
+            Rc::new(move |level, window, cx| go(&path[..=level], window, cx))
+        };
+        let open: OnEntry = {
+            let (id, go, path, on_open) = (id.clone(), go.clone(), path.clone(), self.on_open);
+            Rc::new(move |entry, window, cx| {
+                if entry.is_folder() {
+                    let inside: Vec<SharedString> =
+                        path.iter().cloned().chain([entry.name().clone()]).collect();
+                    return go(&inside, window, cx);
+                }
+                log::info!("file explorer {id:?}: open {}", entry.name());
+                if let Some(on_open) = &on_open {
+                    on_open(entry, window, cx);
+                }
+            })
+        };
+        let select: OnValue = {
+            let (id, on_select) = (id.clone(), self.on_select);
+            Rc::new(move |name, window, cx| {
+                log::info!("file explorer {id:?}: picked {name}");
+                if let Some(on_select) = &on_select {
+                    on_select(name, window, cx);
+                }
+            })
+        };
+        let mut levels = self.levels;
+        let here = levels.last().expect("a listed folder").clone();
+        let theme = cx.theme();
+        let colors = &theme.colors;
+        let count = here.len();
+        let key = VIEWS
+            .iter()
+            .find(|each| each.0 == self.view)
+            .expect("a listed view")
+            .1;
+        let on_view = self.on_view;
+        let switch = VIEWS
+            .iter()
+            .fold(
+                SegmentedControl::new((id.clone(), "view"), key).size(ControlSize::Sm),
+                |switch, (_, key, label, icon)| switch.segment(*key, *label, Some(*icon)),
+            )
+            .on_change(move |key, window, cx| {
+                let view = VIEWS
+                    .iter()
+                    .find(|each| each.1 == key.as_ref())
+                    .expect("a listed view")
+                    .0;
+                if let Some(on_view) = &on_view {
+                    on_view(view, window, cx);
+                }
+            });
+        let header = div()
+            .flex()
+            .flex_wrap()
+            .items_center()
+            .justify_between()
+            .gap_2()
+            .child(
+                div()
+                    .flex_1()
+                    .min_w(theme.label_width())
+                    .flex()
+                    .items_baseline()
+                    .gap_2()
+                    .child(
+                        div()
+                            .min_w_0()
+                            .text_size(theme.text_size(TextSize::Md))
+                            .font_weight(FontWeight::SEMIBOLD)
+                            .text_color(colors.fg)
+                            .child(Ellipsis::new(path[path.len() - 1].clone())),
+                    )
+                    .child(
+                        div()
+                            .flex_none()
+                            .text_size(theme.text_size(TextSize::Sm))
+                            .text_color(colors.fg_muted)
+                            .child(match count {
+                                1 => "1 item".to_string(),
+                                count => format!("{count} items"),
+                            }),
+                    ),
+            )
+            .child(div().flex_none().child(switch));
+        let body = match self.view {
+            FileView::List => {
+                let listing = DirectoryListing::new((id.clone(), "list"), path.to_vec(), here)
+                    .on_select(move |name, window, cx| select(name, window, cx))
+                    .on_open(move |entry, window, cx| open(entry, window, cx))
+                    .on_climb(move |level, window, cx| climb(level, window, cx));
+                match self.selected {
+                    Some(name) => listing.selected(name),
+                    None => listing,
+                }
+                .into_any_element()
+            }
+            FileView::Icons => {
+                let grid = FileGrid::new((id.clone(), "icons"), listed(here))
+                    .on_select(move |name, window, cx| select(name, window, cx))
+                    .on_open(move |entry, window, cx| open(entry, window, cx));
+                let grid = match self.selected {
+                    Some(name) => grid.selected(name),
+                    None => grid,
+                };
+                div()
+                    .flex()
+                    .flex_col()
+                    .gap_2()
+                    .child(path_bar((id.clone(), "path"), &path, Some(climb)))
+                    .child(grid)
+                    .into_any_element()
+            }
+            FileView::Columns => {
+                levels
+                    .iter_mut()
+                    .for_each(|level| *level = listed(std::mem::take(level)));
+                div()
+                    .flex()
+                    .flex_col()
+                    .gap_2()
+                    .child(path_bar((id.clone(), "path"), &path, Some(climb)))
+                    .child(columns(
+                        (id.clone(), "columns").into(),
+                        path.clone(),
+                        levels,
+                        self.selected,
+                        (go, select, open),
+                        window,
+                        cx,
+                    ))
+                    .into_any_element()
+            }
+        };
+        div()
+            .debug_selector(|| "file-explorer".into())
+            .w_full()
+            .flex()
+            .flex_col()
+            .gap_3()
+            .child(header)
+            .child(body)
+    }
+}

src/files/grid.rs

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use gpui::{
     rems, transparent_black,
 };
 
-use super::FileIcon;
+use super::{FileIcon, OnEntry};
 use crate::{
     forms::OnValue,
     layout::{columns_for, seeded::use_seeded},
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ use crate::{
     typography::{LEADING, MiddleEllipsis},
 };
 
-type OnEntry = Rc<dyn Fn(&DirEntry, &mut Window, &mut App)>;
-
 /// The tile a key moves to from `at` in `count` tiles laid `columns` a row: across by one, up and down by a row, Home and End to the ends; down from over a short last row lands on its last tile.
 pub(crate) fn stepped(at: usize, count: usize, columns: usize, key: &str) -> Option<usize> {
     let last = count.checked_sub(1)?;

src/files/mod.rs

@@ -1,10 +1,21 @@
+use std::rc::Rc;
+
+use gpui::{App, Window};
+
+use crate::lists::DirEntry;
+
+mod columns;
+mod explorer;
 mod grid;
 mod icon;
 mod item;
 
+type OnEntry = Rc<dyn Fn(&DirEntry, &mut Window, &mut App)>;
+
 #[cfg(all(test, feature = "test-support"))]
 mod tests;
 
+pub use explorer::{FileExplorer, FileView};
 pub use grid::FileGrid;
 pub use icon::FileIcon;
 pub use item::FileItem;

src/files/tests/explorer.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+use gpui::{
+    Context, Entity, IntoElement, ParentElement, Render, SharedString, Styled, TestAppContext,
+    VisualTestContext, Window, div, px,
+};
+
+use super::{press, settle, setup, then};
+use crate::{
+    files::{FileExplorer, FileView},
+    lists::DirEntry,
+};
+
+/// An explorer two folders deep, and what it asked for.
+struct Exploring {
+    view: FileView,
+    selected: Option<&'static str>,
+    went: Vec<Vec<SharedString>>,
+    picked: Vec<SharedString>,
+    opened: Vec<SharedString>,
+}
+
+impl Render for Exploring {
+    fn render(&mut self, _: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) -> impl IntoElement {
+        let (view, go, pick, open) = (cx.entity(), cx.entity(), cx.entity(), cx.entity());
+        let root = vec![
+            DirEntry::folder("Projects", then()),
+            DirEntry::folder("Documents", then()),
+            DirEntry::file("Notes.txt", 10, then()),
+        ];
+        let here = vec![
+            DirEntry::file("Brief.md", 10, then()),
+            DirEntry::folder("Atrium", then()),
+        ];
+        let explorer = FileExplorer::new("explorer", ["Home", "Projects"], [root, here], self.view)
+            .on_view(move |to, _, cx| {
+                view.update(cx, |view, cx| {
+                    view.view = to;
+                    cx.notify();
+                })
+            })
+            .on_navigate(move |path, _, cx| go.update(cx, |view, _| view.went.push(path.to_vec())))
+            .on_select(move |name, _, cx| pick.update(cx, |view, _| view.picked.push(name.clone())))
+            .on_open(move |entry, _, cx| {
+                open.update(cx, |view, _| view.opened.push(entry.name().clone()))
+            });
+        let explorer = match self.selected {
+            Some(name) => explorer.selected(name),
+            None => explorer,
+        };
+        div().w(px(640.0)).child(explorer)
+    }
+}
+
+fn exploring<'a>(
+    view: FileView,
+    selected: Option<&'static str>,
+    cx: &'a mut TestAppContext,
+) -> (Entity<Exploring>, &'a mut VisualTestContext) {
+    setup(cx);
+    let (host, cx) = cx.add_window_view(move |_, _| Exploring {
+        view,
+        selected,
+        went: Vec::new(),
+        picked: Vec::new(),
+        opened: Vec::new(),
+    });
+    cx.update(|window, _| window.activate_window());
+    settle(cx);
+    (host, cx)
+}
+
+/// Moves focus to the `nth` Tab stop from none: the three views, the path's first level, then the view's own.
+fn tab_to(nth: usize, cx: &mut VisualTestContext) {
+    cx.update(|window, _| {
+        window.blur();
+        for _ in 0..nth {
+            window.focus_next();
+        }
+    });
+    settle(cx);
+}
+
+fn went(host: &Entity<Exploring>, cx: &mut VisualTestContext) -> Vec<Vec<SharedString>> {
+    host.read_with(cx, |host, _| host.went.clone())
+}
+
+#[gpui::test]
+fn a_segment_switches_the_view(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
+    let (host, cx) = exploring(FileView::List, None, cx);
+    tab_to(2, cx);
+    press("space", cx);
+    assert_eq!(host.read_with(cx, |host, _| host.view), FileView::Icons);
+    assert!(cx.debug_bounds("file-grid").is_some());
+}
+
+#[gpui::test]
+fn a_folder_opens_in_place_and_a_file_goes_to_the_host(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
+    let (host, cx) = exploring(FileView::Icons, None, cx);
+    tab_to(5, cx);
+    press("right", cx);
+    press("enter", cx);
+    assert_eq!(
+        went(&host, cx),
+        [["Home", "Projects", "Atrium"]],
+        "folders come first"
+    );
+    press("right", cx);
+    press("enter", cx);
+    assert_eq!(
+        host.read_with(cx, |host, _| host.opened.clone()),
+        ["Brief.md"]
+    );
+}
+
+#[gpui::test]
+fn the_path_climbs(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
+    let (host, cx) = exploring(FileView::Icons, None, cx);
+    tab_to(4, cx);
+    press("enter", cx);
+    assert_eq!(went(&host, cx), [["Home"]]);
+}
+
+#[gpui::test]
+fn columns_walk_the_path_and_pick_in_the_last(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
+    let (host, cx) = exploring(FileView::Columns, None, cx);
+    assert!(cx.debug_bounds("file-columns").is_some());
+    tab_to(5, cx);
+    press("up", cx);
+    assert_eq!(
+        went(&host, cx),
+        [["Home", "Documents"]],
+        "the lit folder was Projects"
+    );
+    tab_to(6, cx);
+    press("down", cx);
+    press("enter", cx);
+    let heard = host.read_with(cx, |host, _| (host.picked.clone(), host.opened.clone()));
+    assert_eq!(heard, (vec!["Brief.md".into()], vec!["Brief.md".into()]));
+}
+
+#[gpui::test]
+fn a_file_picked_in_an_earlier_column_closes_the_columns_past_it(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
+    let (host, cx) = exploring(FileView::Columns, None, cx);
+    tab_to(5, cx);
+    press("down", cx);
+    let heard = host.read_with(cx, |host, _| (host.went.clone(), host.picked.clone()));
+    assert_eq!(heard, (vec![vec!["Home".into()]], vec!["Notes.txt".into()]));
+}
+
+#[gpui::test]
+fn the_pick_carries_into_the_list(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
+    let (host, cx) = exploring(FileView::List, Some("Brief.md"), cx);
+    tab_to(5, cx);
+    press("up", cx);
+    assert_eq!(
+        host.read_with(cx, |host, _| host.picked.clone()),
+        ["Atrium"]
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[should_panic(expected = "2 folders on the path, 1 listed")]
+fn each_folder_on_the_path_is_listed() {
+    let _ = FileExplorer::new(
+        "explorer",
+        ["Home", "Projects"],
+        [Vec::new()],
+        FileView::List,
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[should_panic(expected = "no entry Ghost.md")]
+fn the_pick_is_in_the_folder_shown() {
+    let here = vec![DirEntry::file("Brief.md", 10, then())];
+    let _ = FileExplorer::new("explorer", ["Home"], [here], FileView::List).selected("Ghost.md");
+}

src/files/tests/mod.rs

@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ use jiff::{Timestamp, ToSpan};
 use super::{FileGrid, item::detail};
 use crate::{lists::DirEntry, primitives::FocusNext, theme::Theme};
 
-fn setup(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
+mod explorer;
+
+pub(super) fn setup(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
     cx.update(|cx| {
         Theme::init(cx);
         Theme::update(cx, |theme| theme.reduced_motion = true);
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ fn setup(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
     });
 }
 
-fn settle(cx: &mut VisualTestContext) {
+pub(super) fn settle(cx: &mut VisualTestContext) {
     for _ in 0..3 {
         cx.run_until_parked();
         cx.update(|window, _| window.refresh());
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ fn settle(cx: &mut VisualTestContext) {
     cx.run_until_parked();
 }
 
-fn press(key: &str, cx: &mut VisualTestContext) {
+pub(super) fn press(key: &str, cx: &mut VisualTestContext) {
     cx.simulate_keystrokes(key);
     settle(cx);
     cx.simulate_event(KeyUpEvent {
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ fn press(key: &str, cx: &mut VisualTestContext) {
     settle(cx);
 }
 
-fn then() -> Timestamp {
+pub(super) fn then() -> Timestamp {
     Timestamp::from_second(1_700_000_000).expect("a time")
 }
 

src/lists/directory.rs

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ use jiff::Timestamp;
 
 use super::{ListItem, SelectableList};
 use crate::{
+    forms::OnValue,
+    layout::seeded::use_seeded,
     navigation::{Breadcrumb, Crumb},
     primitives::{Icon, IconName, file_icon},
     theme::{ActiveTheme, IconSize, TextSize},
@@ -65,6 +67,32 @@ enum Column {
     Modified,
 }
 
+/// Entries as a listing first shows them: folders first, then by name.
+pub(crate) fn listed(entries: Vec<DirEntry>) -> Vec<DirEntry> {
+    sorted(entries, Column::Name, true)
+}
+
+/// A directory's path from the root down as a breadcrumb; a press on a level climbs to it.
+pub(crate) fn path_bar(
+    id: impl Into<ElementId>,
+    path: &[SharedString],
+    on_climb: Option<OnClimb>,
+) -> Breadcrumb {
+    let crumbs = path.iter().enumerate().map(|(ix, name)| {
+        let crumb = Crumb::new(SharedString::from(ix.to_string()), name.clone());
+        if ix == 0 {
+            crumb.icon(IconName::HardDrive)
+        } else {
+            crumb
+        }
+    });
+    Breadcrumb::new(id, crumbs).on_select(move |level, _, window, cx| {
+        if let Some(on_climb) = &on_climb {
+            on_climb(level, window, cx);
+        }
+    })
+}
+
 /// Entries sorted by `column`, folders always first, ties by name.
 fn sorted(mut entries: Vec<DirEntry>, column: Column, ascending: bool) -> Vec<DirEntry> {
     let by_name = |a: &DirEntry, b: &DirEntry| a.name.to_lowercase().cmp(&b.name.to_lowercase());
@@ -84,7 +112,7 @@ fn sorted(mut entries: Vec<DirEntry>, column: Column, ascending: bool) -> Vec<Di
 }
 
 type OnEntry = Rc<dyn Fn(&DirEntry, &mut Window, &mut App)>;
-type OnClimb = Rc<dyn Fn(usize, &mut Window, &mut App)>;
+pub(crate) type OnClimb = Rc<dyn Fn(usize, &mut Window, &mut App)>;
 
 /// A directory's entries in columns: name, size, and when each changed. A header sorts by its column and a second press reverses it; folders stay first. Enter or a double press opens an entry; the path above climbs to an earlier level.
 #[derive(IntoElement)]
@@ -92,6 +120,8 @@ pub struct DirectoryListing {
     id: ElementId,
     path: Vec<SharedString>,
     entries: Vec<DirEntry>,
+    selected: Option<SharedString>,
+    on_select: Option<OnValue>,
     on_open: Option<OnEntry>,
     on_climb: Option<OnClimb>,
 }
@@ -109,11 +139,33 @@ impl DirectoryListing {
             id: id.into(),
             path,
             entries: entries.into_iter().collect(),
+            selected: None,
+            on_select: None,
             on_open: None,
             on_climb: None,
         }
     }
 
+    /// The entry picked, by name.
+    pub fn selected(mut self, name: impl Into<SharedString>) -> Self {
+        let name = name.into();
+        assert!(
+            self.entries.iter().any(|entry| entry.name == name),
+            "no entry {name}"
+        );
+        self.selected = Some(name);
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Gets the name of the entry picked.
+    pub fn on_select(
+        mut self,
+        handler: impl Fn(&SharedString, &mut Window, &mut App) + 'static,
+    ) -> Self {
+        self.on_select = Some(Rc::new(handler));
+        self
+    }
+
     pub fn on_open(mut self, handler: impl Fn(&DirEntry, &mut Window, &mut App) + 'static) -> Self {
         self.on_open = Some(Rc::new(handler));
         self
@@ -130,9 +182,7 @@ impl RenderOnce for DirectoryListing {
     fn render(self, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut App) -> impl IntoElement {
         let order =
             window.use_keyed_state((self.id.clone(), "order"), cx, |_, _| (Column::Name, true));
-        let picked = window.use_keyed_state((self.id.clone(), "picked"), cx, |_, _| {
-            Vec::<SharedString>::new()
-        });
+        let picked = use_seeded((self.id.clone(), "picked"), self.selected, window, cx);
         let (column, ascending) = *order.read(cx);
         let entries = Rc::new(sorted(self.entries, column, ascending));
         let theme = cx.theme();
@@ -203,7 +253,8 @@ impl RenderOnce for DirectoryListing {
                     .child(header("Modified", Column::Modified)),
             );
         let list = entries.iter().enumerate().fold(
-            SelectableList::new((self.id.clone(), "entries")).selected(picked.read(cx).clone()),
+            SelectableList::new((self.id.clone(), "entries"))
+                .selected(picked.read(cx).value.clone()),
             |list, (ix, entry)| {
                 let size = entry
                     .size
@@ -242,35 +293,29 @@ impl RenderOnce for DirectoryListing {
             },
         );
         let (store, shown, on_open) = (picked.clone(), entries.clone(), self.on_open);
-        let crumbs = self.path.iter().enumerate().map(|(ix, name)| {
-            let crumb = Crumb::new(SharedString::from(ix.to_string()), name.clone());
-            if ix == 0 {
-                crumb.icon(IconName::HardDrive)
-            } else {
-                crumb
-            }
-        });
-        let on_climb = self.on_climb;
+        let on_select = self.on_select;
         div()
             .flex()
             .flex_col()
             .gap_2()
-            .child(
-                Breadcrumb::new((self.id.clone(), "path"), crumbs).on_select(
-                    move |level, _, window, cx| {
-                        if let Some(on_climb) = &on_climb {
-                            on_climb(level, window, cx);
-                        }
-                    },
-                ),
-            )
+            .child(path_bar(
+                (self.id.clone(), "path"),
+                &self.path,
+                self.on_climb,
+            ))
             .child(heading)
             .child(
-                list.on_change(move |keys, _, cx| {
+                list.on_change(move |keys, window, cx| {
+                    let Some(name) = keys.first() else {
+                        return;
+                    };
                     store.update(cx, |picked, cx| {
-                        *picked = keys.to_vec();
+                        picked.value = Some(name.clone());
                         cx.notify();
-                    })
+                    });
+                    if let Some(on_select) = &on_select {
+                        on_select(name, window, cx);
+                    }
                 })
                 .on_activate(move |name, window, cx| {
                     let entry = shown

src/lists/mod.rs

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ mod tests;
 mod tree;
 
 pub use directory::{DirEntry, DirectoryListing};
+pub(crate) use directory::{OnClimb, listed, path_bar};
 pub use files::{FileTree, GitStatus};
 pub use grouped::GroupedList;
 pub use item::{List, ListItem};

src/primitives/icon.rs

@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ icons! {
     CloudUpload => "cloud-upload",
     Code => "code",
     Columns2 => "columns-2",
+    Columns3 => "columns-3",
     Command => "command",
     Compass => "compass",
     Contrast => "contrast",

src/theme/files.rs

@@ -7,12 +7,18 @@ use super::{Theme, tokens::px_to_rems};
 pub struct FileSizes {
     /// A tile in a grid of files, wide.
     pub tile: Rems,
+    /// A column of a folder along a path, wide.
+    pub column: Rems,
+    /// The columns view, tall.
+    pub columns: Rems,
 }
 
 impl Theme {
     pub fn files(&self) -> FileSizes {
         FileSizes {
             tile: px_to_rems(96.0),
+            column: px_to_rems(200.0),
+            columns: px_to_rems(288.0),
         }
     }
 }