Bug: quickfiler-folder-selector-dropdown

[drmoisan]

• Work Mode: full-bug

Summary

QuickFiler's WebView-based folder selector does not preserve the user-visible behavior of the Windows Forms drop-down control it replaced. The collapsed control can hide the selected folder and its probability, displays in-place vertical scrolling instead of a drop-down affordance, and does not provide the former Up, Down, Enter, and Escape selection behavior.

Environment

• OS/version: Windows; QuickFiler desktop add-in
• Runtime: .NET Framework WinForms with Microsoft WebView2
• UI path: QuickFiler item viewer folder selection widget
• Data source or fixture: FolderPredictor suggestions and their existing FolderRow probability scores

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open QuickFiler for an item that produces multiple folder suggestions with probability scores.
2. Observe the folder selector while it is collapsed after a non-first suggestion is selected.
3. Use the control's right-side affordance and the Up, Down, Enter, and Escape keys.
4. Place the QuickFiler window near both the top and bottom of the working area and open the selector.

Expected Behavior

• The collapsed control shows exactly one row: the selected folder and its probability percentage.
• The right side shows one drop-down arrow and no in-place vertical scroll arrows.
• Activating the drop-down arrow opens a list above adjacent controls, extending downward when the available working-area space permits and upward otherwise.
• Up and Down change the pending selected item rather than scrolling content.
• Enter accepts the pending selection and closes the list; Escape closes the list and restores the selection that was active when the list opened.
• Mouse and keyboard behavior matches the former Windows Forms DropDownList interaction contract.

Actual Behavior

• The selected row can remain outside the visible 25-pixel WebView viewport while another row is shown.
• The embedded page exposes vertical scrolling controls and scrolls rows in place.
• There is no dedicated drop-down arrow or overlay list that can cross neighboring layout cells.
• Up, Down, Enter, and Escape do not implement the former combo-box selection and commit/cancel behavior.
• The probability percentage supplied with each FolderRow is not visible in the widget.

Logs / Screenshots

• Attached minimal logs or screenshot
• Code inspection: QuickFiler/Resources/FolderBreadcrumb.html renders all rows into the fixed-height WebView, does not suppress vertical overflow, and handles only Left and Right key events. QuickFiler/Viewers/ItemViewer.Designer.cs fixes the host control at a single-row height.

Impact / Severity

• Blocker
• High
• Medium
• Low

Source

From: docs/features/potential/2026-07-21-quickfiler-folder-selector-dropdown.md