Browser - folders - widen folder selection

[user0]

XnViewMP 1.5.2
Windows11 (22H2), display resolution 3840x2160, dpi scale 150%

Browser - folders
its not possible to select folder by clicking on its line, you have to click on the name

Suggestion

• expand folder selection indicator from edge-to-edge like in windows File explorer

Example

browser_folders_widen_selection.png (73.35 KiB) Viewed 33 times

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[cday]

What do you see as the benefit?

What is normal practice in other software?

[user0]

updated post with few details

What do you see as the benefit?

- easy to select an item by clicking on the line, instead of name only
- enhance visual indication of the selected item
- edge-to-edge selection just looks better (no broken lines)

What is normal practice in other software?

I would stick to windows File explorer as standard

[xnview]

it's not possible, Qt behavior

[user0]

selection_in_catalog_filter.png (5.21 KiB) Viewed 1669 times

Selection in Catalog Filter is widen all the way to the right

Is it possible to make the same for:
- Folders
- Favorites

[xnview]

yes, but children are not all expanded (and created) in folder tree view... so here i can't

[user0]

but it it should not depend on children, column should always auto stretch to the widget size

aren't Folders and Catalog Filter using same QTreeView?
that has QHeaderView::ResizeMode, guess this is similar use case