Bug: Column layout scrolls to first row when clicking

[Lihael]

Description

When in column view, left clicking in empty space of any column causes a shift back to the first column until the click is lifted. Right clicking any file, folder, or empty space to open a context menu does the same thing until the context menu fully loads.

Related to this issue: #15713

Video of this behavior in action: https://github.com/files-community/Files/assets/41993141/01e2386f-0dbd-461f-8198-75e4a77f8d11

I'm not completely sure that the left click behavior is necessarily a bug. If it is intended, I think there should be an option to disable it as its quite annoying personally on top of being the cause of the right click behavior.

Steps To Reproduce

1. Use column view
2. Left click in empty space in any column.
3. Or, right click any file/folder or empty space in any column

Requirements

Left clicking empty space in a column should cause a change in directory to the folder representing the column that is clicked, not the first directory.

Right clicking should open context menu of what is right clicked without shifting back to first column.

Files Version

3.5.0.0

Windows Version

10.0.22631.3810

Log File

debug.log

[Josh65-2201]

Thanks for the report, I've added this to the project board.

[yaira2]

It seems to me almost as if the column is reopening and that's causing the scrolling.

[nickpassaro]

I have this issue too, I can take a screen recording if it would help. This also happens when I right click any file in column view.

[hiwer]

@yaira2 @Josh65-2201

Hi there,
May I ask when this annoying bug will be fixed? It's really making my work life harder :D. Thanks for your response!

[Josh65-2201]

There is no timeline for when this will be fixed. As Files is community developed people pick what they want to work on.

[yaira2]

This issue is on the todo list, but as Josh mentioned, we usually don't offer specific timelines since some issues can be more challenging than others. However, Files is open source, and we always encourage developers to contribute if they have a solution or improvement.

[yaira2]

Thank you @gave92 for contributing a fix for this issue. The fix will be included in the next update.