Implement a UI to open projects/datasets via native OS file picker on windows/linux/macos #5952
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Since having merged the WebDAV folder import/download/upload functionality has been merged, QField's own QML local data file picker is (finally) enabled across all platforms. This brings in a few nice positives, including:
The one thing we had temporarily lost there was the ability to us the OS file picker to open projects/datasets, which was a nice collateral benefit of not having the local data file picker enabled 😉 . This PR re-implements that on desktop platforms through the local data picker screen via a new button located at the bottom right corner of the screen: