GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 620870
Path bar shouldn't scroll off-screen
Last modified: 2021-06-18 15:16:29 UTC
Here's the problem: a user is moving files between two directories, one on her machine and one on a removable drive. The directory structures are the same. The 'root' of each tree is scrolled off-screen in the path bar, making it impossible to tell which window/pane/tab refers to which directory. I will attach a screenshot demonstrating the issue. The solution (well, a possible solution): don't scroll the path bar off-screen, particularly the root. Instead, collapse the directories immediatly below 'root' when the path bar becomes too long. I've got a crude mockup that I'll attach.
Created attachment 162956 [details] Screenshot of the pathbar displaying a deeply nested directory This is the problem situation: it is impossible to determine the root of a deeply nested directory without scrolling the path bar.
Created attachment 162957 [details] Mockup of the proposed solution This mockup shows the proposed solution: collapsing the directories displayed by the breadcrumb.
Changing component as part of ongoing bug reorganisation work.
Still valid in 3.1.4
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