[Bug 162571] Folder View applet needs scroll bar for folders with large number of items

[S.Burmeister]

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------- Additional Comments From sven.burmeister gmx net  2008-06-14 11:10 -------
> I know we're in string freeze, don't worry. It could be added later.
> Anyway, what does it mean "the spirit of plasma"? Even with the scrollbar
> the folderview will continue to act like a widget which is exactly a file
> browser, his own purpose.


If it was a filebrowser, i.e. compareable to dolphin or konqueror, the user 
could adjust the size of the icons and/or switch to e.g. a list-view to make 
best use of the space he wants to use for the folderview.

Actually it sounds interesting to be able to have a dolphin-part on the 
desktop, but that is another matter.

> The purpose of the folder view is to allow the user to browse a specific
> directory. We have two possibility: 1) show all it's contents without
> interesting if it is readable (small icons could equals less readability
> for a lot of users)


This is not true. If the icons get too small, they only do so because the user 
did resize the plasmoid to a size that demands the small icon size, so the 
user wants it that way. It is the same as if a user would add the analogue 
clock and is not able to read its numbers - he would just increase the size of 
it to be able to read it. Yet those that leave it small do it on purpose.

The only case where the user does not want small icons but cannot influence 
their size anymore is when the folderview is as big as the whole screen, i.e. 
its size cannot be increased. That case needs a scrollbar that kicks in, if 
not all icons fit into the view, even if resized to the smalles readable font. 
All other usecases fit the "adjust content to size" motto and provide the user 
with a choice, which he would not have otherwise.

If string-freeze is over one could also add a setting to "never resize icons" 
for those that prefer to scroll, even if they could increase the size of the 
plasmoid instead.

Not showing the content of a folder is not an option. Just providing a 
scrollbar would be the minimal solution.