[Bug 797485] [NEW] SRU: Status Bar Covers File Name at Bottom

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[Impact]

If using Nautilus without a status bar the selected item title 'floats'
at the bottom of the file listing.

If you choose the last file item in a list this 'floating' title
prevents you seeing the actual title making editing
difficult/impossible. This issue is also present in icon view if you
have an even number of files on the bottom row it becomes difficult to
rename the last file as the status bar covers the text area.

[Test Case]

Using Ubuntu 16.04.1 open the file manager, click "Home", enable list
view and resize the file manager window so that the contents of the home
directory just fit vertically and horizontally. Select the last item in
the file listing and then move the mouse slowly from left to right and
back again several time. You will see the floating status bar will jump
from left to right, obscuring details of the selected item.

After the patched nautilus package is installed, performing the same
test will result on the floating status bar being hidden when the mouse
hovers over it.

[Regression Potential]

None. This patch has been adapted from the following upstream commit:

* https://git.gnome.org/browse/nautilus/commit/?id=e66d3ca

[ Other Info ]

Binary package hint: nautilus

The following possible solutions were considered:

* Give the file list a bottom margin of the height of the status bar.
* Move status bar to the left side when working with files in that corner.
* Do not show status bar while renaming.
* Hide the floating bars when hovering over part of the selection.

** Affects: nautilus
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Fix Released

** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Fix Released

** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu Xenial)
     Importance: Medium
     Assignee: Martin Wimpress (flexiondotorg)
         Status: In Progress


** Tags: patch
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SRU: Status Bar Covers File Name at Bottom
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/797485
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