File list grows too eagerly when widening the main pane
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Since Sep 19, 2026.
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Description
Description:
When resizing the layout to make the main pane wider, the file list on the right also expands and takes a significant share of the newly available horizontal space.
Expected: The additional width should primarily go to the main pane. The file list should remain near its current width, only growing once the main pane is already sufficiently wide (for example, around 1000px).
Actual: The file list starts growing too early, making it difficult to meaningfully widen the main pane.
See the attached screen recording for an example. --> https://vscodeteam.slack.com/archives/C09MVCZKLP4/p1789808200830929
Version: 1.139.0-insider
Commit: a07c6dc37c1adaf5b9cad7dfe5d723bc4b02fe70
Date: 2026-09-18T06:39:05Z
Electron: 43.6.0
ElectronBuildId: 15274685
Chromium: 150.0.7871.250
Node.js: 24.20.0
V8: 15.0.245.31-electron.0
@github/copilot: 1.0.84-9
@github/copilot-sdk: 1.0.14
OS: Darwin arm64 25.6.0
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