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Feature: Show entire item name when selected (discussion)
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Description
### What feature or improvement do you think would benefit Files?
In File Explorer, when you select an item with a name that exceeds the length visible, the entire name is shown (in thumbnail views). I believe this would be a good feature to extend to Files, albeit a bit more elegantly. My proposal is that, when a such an item is selected, its selection box would become solid (rather than an outline) and extend over the item below it, revealing the entire item name. Also, I think this functionality could also be extended to list views, similarly extending the box over the item below it, putting the rest of the name on a new line. Of course, clicks should go right through to the item below, in case the user wants to select that item, kind of like a persistent tooltip.
### Requirements
- Use solid selection boxes rather than outlines (either sometimes or always)
- Occasionally cover items with the full names of items above them, if those names are long.
### Files Version
3.0.8.0
### Windows Version
10.0.22631.2428
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