Created attachment 180775 [details] move location bar SUMMARY When the location bar is next to the main menu, there is much more space in the toolbar. And if spacers are used, the buttons in the toolbar can be spaced out for a more intuitive navigation. see screenshot. In the current version, the location bar is in the toolbar so one can only put buttons left or right, but not in the middle which would be the ideal place for most used buttons. Less used buttons could be more to the left or the right. STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. open dolphin 2. see how that location bar would fit snuggly next to the main menu. 3. OBSERVED RESULT location bar taking most of the precious space in the toolbar EXPECTED RESULT location bar next to the main menu bar, more space in the toolbar SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Kernel: 6.8.0-58-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.3.0 clocksource: tsc Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.4.8 tk: GTK v: 3.24.41 wm: Muffin v: 6.4.1 vt: 7 dm: LightDM v: 1.30.0 Distro: Linux Mint 22.1 Xia base: Ubuntu 24.04 noble ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Personally I would love the (re-)introduction of multiple editeble toolbars, like in Konqueror. But moving that location bar would give users a lot more customization options, without sacrificing any space.
Created attachment 180779 [details] spaced toolbar buttons. example
Created attachment 180781 [details] with location bar next to menu
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