preview panel takes over window
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Description
### What Happened?
When clicking a file with a small Files window, the preview panel shoves the rest of the folder's contents to an unusable sliver
### Steps to Reproduce
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a036a65e-e3d2-4dfb-ad70-659c960083a5
### Expected Behavior
It should take up half width at most
### OS Version
8.x (Circe)
### OS Architecture
amd64 (on most hardwares)
### Session Type
Secure Session (Wayland, This is the default)
### Software Version
Latest release (I have run all updates)
### Log Output
```shell
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### Hardware Info
_No response_
Contributor guide
Research direction
Reproduce the issue in elementary Files on OS 8.x by opening a small Files window and selecting a file to show the preview panel. Inspect the preview panel sizing behavior in the Files code and ensure the panel uses no more than half the window width while the folder contents remain usable.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100