I'm attaching the proposed patch to be applied against the gnome-panel package*, which increases MAX_ITEMS_OR_SUBMENU from 5 to 8. When this patch is applied, the Places menu will show 8 bookmarks and/or drives before branching into a submenu.
Rationale:
Currently we have four initial bookmarks on a default installation (Documents, Music, Pictures and Videos), which allows space for one custom bookmark to be added before the bookmarks are branched into a submenu.
If we add a "Downloads" bookmark to the default installation, the Places menu will branch into a submenu after one custom bookmark is added. Increasing the threshold from 5 to 8 will allow for 3 extra bookmarks to be added before the submenu is branched, thus utilizing more space on the Places menu.
I'm attaching the proposed patch to be applied against the gnome-panel package*, which increases MAX_ITEMS_ OR_SUBMENU from 5 to 8. When this patch is applied, the Places menu will show 8 bookmarks and/or drives before branching into a submenu.
Rationale:
Currently we have four initial bookmarks on a default installation (Documents, Music, Pictures and Videos), which allows space for one custom bookmark to be added before the bookmarks are branched into a submenu.
If we add a "Downloads" bookmark to the default installation, the Places menu will branch into a submenu after one custom bookmark is added. Increasing the threshold from 5 to 8 will allow for 3 extra bookmarks to be added before the submenu is branched, thus utilizing more space on the Places menu.
*This is a separate issue to bug #262520.