Place drop-down chevron on top of the request name
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Discussed in https://github.com/Kong/insomnia/discussions/7424
Originally posted by DusanLesan May 16, 2024
Currently, the request list when shrunken down to the minimum allowed size, unnecessary space is taken by always keeping space for the drop-down chevron icon.
Here is how it currently looks like with the focus on the request name and the icon displayed:
And even if the icon is not displayed, request names are truncated even though there would be enough space for full name:
Please save the usable space and allow users to further shrink request list without names becoming truncated by overlaying drop-down icon over titles instead.
Here is an example how it can work without dedicated space for the icon:
And if user focuses any request, only then the menu is overlayed over the entry name:
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