When the folder view on the desktop is sized such that there is only one column of icons, there must be a big (half the width of the icons) margin on the left. If I decrease the width of the view, the file icons disappear, and the button for the folder popup is shown instead. When there is more than one column of icons, they fill the view properly. This "feature" appeared in 5.7 if I remember correctly.
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If you can provide the information requested in comment #1, please add it.
Created attachment 108196 [details] screenshot.png Here is a screenshot. The four folder views are: items aligned to left, items aligned to right, one notch narrower, wide enough for two columns.
thanks, reopening
I don't quite understand this issue. If you take for example a preview with wider desktop background image and place it in the widget alongside with regular files - the left margin for preview image will be smaller - and they all will be aligned on the vertical axis in one column. You can also put files with long names in the widget to see a smaller margin.
(In reply to Alexander Mentyu from comment #5) > I don't quite understand this issue. If you take for example a preview with > wider desktop background image and place it in the widget alongside with > regular files - the left margin for preview image will be smaller - and they > all will be aligned on the vertical axis in one column. You can also put > files with long names in the widget to see a smaller margin. I don't quite understand why you haven't tried those before posting your comment.
Created attachment 109336 [details] video-with-wider-files Video to my prev comment Plus the selection for files upon hovering them is in fixed dimensions (for files with big names and with small, with wide image preview and with regular icon) - selections doesn't fit for two columns in narrower 'Folder View' size and will be overlapping each other
What the bug reporter means is that he can't make the widget narrower without it collapsing into its compact representation (button opening popup).
(In reply to Eike Hein from comment #8) > What the bug reporter means is that he can't make the widget narrower > without it collapsing into its compact representation (button opening popup). Oh, thanks for the clarification!