linuxmint / linuxmint/cinnamon
[feature request] window list: add scrolling
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Description
* Cinnamon version (cinnamon --version)
- Please specify if you are using the daily builds PPA
(https://launchpad.net/~linuxmint-daily-build-team/+archive/ubuntu/daily-builds).
Cinnamon 4.6.1
* Distribution
nixos unstable
* Graphics hardware *and* driver used
* 32 or 64 bit
64bit
* Attach /home/<username>/.xsession-errors, or /var/log/syslog
Issue
If too many windows are open like this

The window list starts to mix with the tray bar
Steps to reproduce
- Add window list to the left, tray to the right
- Open way too many windows
Expected behaviour
Applets not mixing, perhaps something like scrolling arrows or sth appearing and the overflowing entries hidden
Other information
Configuration info, if applicable
If this bug report is related to an Applet, Desklet or Extension, please paste (or use a pastebin service) the offending extension's settings, if it has any. You can obtain this by opening its configuration, clicking the 'hamburger' button in the upper-right corner of the window, and selecting "Export to a file". Please be sure to review the contents and remove any personal data it may contain.
Please paste here
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No source file, test, or entry point is named in the issue. Start by locating the Cinnamon window list applet, reproduce the overlap with the listed panel arrangement and many open windows, and define the scrolling or overflow behavior before implementation; done means window-list entries no longer mix with the tray.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100