Force Qt for always use the Widget based version of the file dialog. Solves problem with only .cr2 files being shown with a *.cr2 filter.

Author: perdrix52

DeepSkyStacker/BatchStacking.cpp

@@ -181,7 +181,10 @@ namespace DSS
 		QSettings settings;
 		static const QString settingKey = QStringLiteral("Folders/ListFolder");
 		const QString& baseDir = settings.value(settingKey, QString()).toString();
-		auto files = QFileDialog::getOpenFileNames(this, QString(), baseDir, OUTPUTLIST_FILTERS.join(QStringLiteral(";;")));
+		//
+		// Always use non-native dialog for consistency
+		//
+		auto files = QFileDialog::getOpenFileNames(this, QString(), baseDir, OUTPUTLIST_FILTERS.join(QStringLiteral(";;")), nullptr, QFileDialog::DontUseNativeDialog);
 
 		const auto& filePaths = getFilePaths();
 		QStringList pathsToAdd;

DeepSkyStacker/ExplorerBar.cpp

@@ -570,6 +570,11 @@ namespace DSS
 		QString				extension("settings");
 		bool				fileLoaded(false);
 
+		//
+		// Always use the Qt Widget file dialog for consistency
+		// 
+		fileDialog.setOption(QFileDialog::DontUseNativeDialog, true);
+		// 
 		// Read the DSSLive setting file from the folder %AppData%/DeepSkyStacker/DeepSkyStacker5
 		// create the directory to avoid surprises
 		directory = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::AppDataLocation);
@@ -617,6 +622,11 @@ namespace DSS
 		QString				extension("settings");
 		bool				fileSaved(false);
 
+		//
+		// Always use the Qt Widget file dialog for consistency
+		// 
+		fileDialog.setOption(QFileDialog::DontUseNativeDialog, true);
+
 		// Save the DSSLive setting file from the folder %AppData%/DeepSkyStacker/DeepSkyStacker5
 		// create the directory to avoid surprises
 		directory = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::AppDataLocation);

DeepSkyStacker/OutputTab.cpp

@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ namespace DSS
 		QString dir = QFileDialog::getExistingDirectory(this, tr("Select Output Folder", "IDS_SELECTOUTPUTFOLDER"),
 			QStandardPaths::standardLocations(QStandardPaths::HomeLocation).first(),
 			QFileDialog::ShowDirsOnly
-			| QFileDialog::DontResolveSymlinks);
+			| QFileDialog::DontResolveSymlinks
+			| QFileDialog::DontUseNativeDialog);	// Always use non-native dialog for consistency
 
 		if (dir.length() > 0)
 		{

DeepSkyStacker/ProcessingDlg.cpp

@@ -401,6 +401,11 @@ namespace DSS
 			QString				strTitle;
 			fs::path file;
 
+			//
+			// Always use the Qt Widget file dialog for consistency
+			// 
+			fileDialog.setOption(QFileDialog::DontUseNativeDialog, true);
+
 			DSS::OldProgressDlg dlg{ DeepSkyStacker::instance() };
 
 			timer.stop();

DeepSkyStacker/StackSettings.cpp

@@ -200,7 +200,8 @@ namespace DSS
 			QFileDialog::getExistingDirectory(this, tr("Select Temporary Files Folder", "IDS_RECAP_SELECTTEMPFOLDER"),
 				ui->tempFilesFolder->text(),
 				QFileDialog::ShowDirsOnly
-				| QFileDialog::DontResolveSymlinks);
+				| QFileDialog::DontResolveSymlinks
+				| QFileDialog::DontUseNativeDialog);	// Use Qt dialog for consistency across platforms
 
 		if (dir.length() > 0)
 		{

DeepSkyStacker/StackingDlg.cpp

@@ -1554,6 +1554,11 @@ namespace DSS
 		uint				filterIndex = 0;
 		QString				strTitle;
 
+		//
+		// Always use the Qt Widget file dialog for consistency
+		// 
+		fileDialog.setOption(QFileDialog::DontUseNativeDialog, true);
+
 		bool				checked{ true };  // Automatically check all frames
 		switch (type)
 		{

DeepSkyStacker/StarMaskDlg.cpp

@@ -213,6 +213,11 @@ namespace DSS
 		dlg.selectNameFilter(filter);
 		dlg.setAcceptMode(QFileDialog::AcceptSave);
 
+		//
+		// Always use the Qt Widget file dialog for consistency
+		// 
+		dlg.setOption(QFileDialog::DontUseNativeDialog, true);
+
 		//
 		// display the dialogue
 		//

DeepSkyStackerLive/DeepSkyStackerLive.cpp

@@ -880,7 +880,9 @@ bool DeepSkyStackerLive::setMonitoredFolder([[maybe_unused]] const QString& link
 			tr("Select the folder to be monitored", "IDS_SELECTMONITOREDFOLDER"),
 			startDir,
 			QFileDialog::ShowDirsOnly
-			| QFileDialog::DontResolveSymlinks);
+			| QFileDialog::DontResolveSymlinks
+			| QFileDialog::DontUseNativeDialog);	// Use Qt dialog for consistency across platforms
+
 		if (!dir.isEmpty())
 		{
 			settings.setValue("MonitoredFolder", dir);

DeepSkyStackerLive/settingstab.cpp

@@ -356,7 +356,9 @@ namespace DSS
 			tr("Select Warning File Folder", "IDS_SELECTWARNINGFOLDER"),
 			QStandardPaths::standardLocations(QStandardPaths::HomeLocation).first(),
 			QFileDialog::ShowDirsOnly
-			| QFileDialog::DontResolveSymlinks);
+			| QFileDialog::DontResolveSymlinks
+			| QFileDialog::DontUseNativeDialog);	// Use Qt dialog for consistency across platforms
+
 		if (!dir.isEmpty())
 		{
 			strWarnFileFolder = dir;
@@ -375,7 +377,9 @@ namespace DSS
 			tr("Select Stacked Image Output Folder", "IDS_SELECTSTACKEDFOLDER"),
 			QStandardPaths::standardLocations(QStandardPaths::HomeLocation).first(),
 			QFileDialog::ShowDirsOnly
-			| QFileDialog::DontResolveSymlinks);
+			| QFileDialog::DontResolveSymlinks
+			| QFileDialog::DontUseNativeDialog);	// Use Qt dialog for consistency across platforms
+
 		if (!dir.isEmpty())
 		{
 			strStackedOutputFolder = dir;