flutter / flutter/devtools

DevTools Network tab header and footer toolbar controls overlap on narrow screens

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Description

**Describe the bug**
On narrow screens or side-panels, the header toolbar controls (filter input and export buttons) in the DevTools Network tab and the footer status bar elements overflow and overlap on top of each other instead of scaling responsively.

**To Reproduce**
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
1. Open Flutter DevTools (or embedded DevTools inside VS Code).
2. Resize the panel/window to a narrower width.
3. Open the Network tab.
4. Observe the header icons overlapping inside the filter container and footer elements clipping past the right border.

**Expected behavior**
Toolbar and status bar elements should gracefully adjust layout, hide text labels, or move secondary actions into an overflow menu (...) on compact screen widths.

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**Please complete the following information:**

You can run the **Dart: Collect Diagnostic Information** command from the VS Code command palette (`F1`) to easily capture this information or provide it manually.

- Operating System and version: macOS
- VS Code version: 1.136.1
- Dart extension version: 3.142.0
- Dart/Flutter SDK version: 3.47.2
- Target device (if the issue relates to Flutter debugging):

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Research direction

Start by opening the Network tab in Flutter DevTools, including its embedded VS Code view, and resize it to the narrow widths described. Inspect the header filter/export controls and footer status bar; done means they remain usable without overlapping or clipping, with compact layouts for secondary actions.

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Assessment

Tech stack
dart, flutter
Domain
devtools, frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
65/100

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