Fix layout when there is more space than needed to display file explorer (don't scale larger) or gallery (don't bottom align).

- Replace circular watchEffects in FileExplorer/Gallery with explicit watchers

  to stop recursive Vue updates when creating items in empty folders.

- Move EmptyFolder rendering inside FileExplorer/Gallery so empty/list swaps

  no longer trigger folder slide transitions.

- Keep EmptyFolder text size consistent across list and gallery views.

cista/auth.py

@@ -1293,9 +1293,7 @@ def _token_belongs_to_user(token, username, sso_user_id):
 
 def _is_anonymous_share_token(token: config.Token) -> bool:
     return (
-        sharefs.is_share_token(token)
-        and not token.username
-        and not token.sso_user_id
+        sharefs.is_share_token(token) and not token.username and not token.sso_user_id
     )
 
 

frontend/src/App.vue

@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ import Router from '@/router/index'
 import { computed } from 'vue'
 import AboutModal from './components/AboutModal.vue'
 import AccessDeniedModal from './components/AccessDeniedModal.vue'
-import ExplorerView from './views/ExplorerView.vue'
 import SelectionToolbar from './components/SelectionToolbar.vue'
-import TextEditorView from './views/TextEditorView.vue'
 import type SettingsModalVue from './components/SettingsModal.vue'
 import UserManagementModal from './components/UserManagementModal.vue'
 import UserTokensModal from './components/UserTokensModal.vue'
 import type { SortOrder } from './utils/docsort'
+import ExplorerView from './views/ExplorerView.vue'
+import TextEditorView from './views/TextEditorView.vue'
 
 interface Path {
   path: string
@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@ interface Path {
 const store = useMainStore()
 
 const getDocByPath = (fullPath: string) =>
-  getDocuments().find(doc => (doc.loc ? `${doc.loc}/${doc.name}` : doc.name) === fullPath)
+  getDocuments().find(
+    doc => (doc.loc ? `${doc.loc}/${doc.name}` : doc.name) === fullPath
+  )
 
 const path: ComputedRef<Path> = computed(() => {
   const p = decodeURIComponent(Router.currentRoute.value.path).split('//')
@@ -90,11 +92,7 @@ const path: ComputedRef<Path> = computed(() => {
   void store.docVersion
   const doc = fullPath ? getDocByPath(fullPath) : null
   const isEditorPath = !!(doc && !doc.dir && doc.text)
-  const canonicalBase = !fullPath
-    ? '/'
-    : doc?.dir
-      ? `/${fullPath}/`
-      : `/${fullPath}`
+  const canonicalBase = !fullPath ? '/' : doc?.dir ? `/${fullPath}/` : `/${fullPath}`
   const canonicalPath = query
     ? rawPath // keep search URL shape untouched
     : canonicalBase
@@ -128,14 +126,10 @@ const routeViewComponent = computed(() =>
   path.value.isEditorPath ? TextEditorView : ExplorerView
 )
 const routeViewKey = computed(() => {
-  return path.value.isEditorPath
-    ? `editor:${path.value.path}`
-    : 'explorer'
+  return path.value.isEditorPath ? `editor:${path.value.path}` : 'explorer'
 })
 const routeViewProps = computed(() =>
-  path.value.isEditorPath
-    ? {}
-    : { path: path.value.pathList, query: path.value.query }
+  path.value.isEditorPath ? {} : { path: path.value.pathList, query: path.value.query }
 )
 watch(
   () => path.value.canonicalPath,

frontend/src/components/BreadCrumb.vue

@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@ watchEffect(() => {
   if (!same) {
     longest.value = props.path
     longestLinks.value = currentLinks
-  }
-  else if (props.path.length > longcut.length) {
+  } else if (props.path.length > longcut.length) {
     longest.value = longcut.concat(props.path.slice(longcut.length))
     longestLinks.value.splice(0, currentLinks.length, ...currentLinks)
   } else {

frontend/src/components/DiskSpace.vue

@@ -104,7 +104,9 @@ const showOtherCategory = computed(() => {
   return !!s.disk && otherBytes.value / s.disk >= 0.01
 })
 const freeSliceBytes = computed(() =>
-  showOtherCategory.value ? store.space.free : Math.max(0, store.space.disk - store.space.allocated)
+  showOtherCategory.value
+    ? store.space.free
+    : Math.max(0, store.space.disk - store.space.allocated)
 )
 
 // Calculate max label length based on angular gap to neighbor labels
@@ -295,7 +297,11 @@ const freeLabelPath = computed(() =>
   createArcPath(adjustedLabelAngles.value.free!, 'free', 4)
 )
 const otherLabelPath = computed(() =>
-  createArcPath(adjustedLabelAngles.value.other ?? sectorInfo.value.other.angle, 'other', 5)
+  createArcPath(
+    adjustedLabelAngles.value.other ?? sectorInfo.value.other.angle,
+    'other',
+    5
+  )
 )
 
 const handleClick = () => (isExpanded.value ? collapse() : expand())

frontend/src/components/EmptyFolder.vue

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-  <div v-if="!props.path || documents.length === 0" class="empty-container">
+  <div v-if="showEmpty" class="empty-container">
     <component :is="cog" :class="['cog', { stopped: store.dialog === 'accessdenied' || store.authInProgress }]"/>
     <p v-if="store.dialog === 'accessdenied'">Access Denied</p>
     <p v-else-if="!store.connected">No Connection</p>
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import { Cog } from '@/assets/svg'
 import { useMainStore } from '@/stores/main'
 import { exists } from '@/utils/fileutil'
+import { computed } from 'vue'
 
 const cog = Cog
 const store = useMainStore()
@@ -21,9 +22,29 @@ const props = defineProps<{
   path: string[]
   documents: Document[]
 }>()
+
+const showEmpty = computed(() => {
+  const loc = props.path.join('/')
+  const hasVisibleGhost = store.ghosts.some(g => {
+    const full = g.loc ? `${g.loc}/${g.name}` : g.name
+    return g.loc === loc && !store.hiddenPaths.has(full)
+  })
+
+  return !props.path || (props.documents.length === 0 && !hasVisibleGhost)
+})
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
+.empty-container {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  height: 100%;
+  font-size: 2rem;
+  text-shadow: 0 0 .3rem #000, 0 0 2rem #0008;
+  color: var(--accent-color);
+}
 @keyframes rotate {
   0% { transform: rotate(0deg); }
   100% { transform: rotate(360deg); }

frontend/src/components/FileExplorer.vue

@@ -1,74 +1,77 @@
 <template>
-  <table v-if="props.documents.length || editing">
-    <thead>
-      <tr>
-        <th class="selection">
-          <input type="checkbox" tabindex="-1" v-model="allSelected" :indeterminate="selectionIndeterminate">
-        </th>
-        <th class="sortcolumn" :class="{ sortactive: store.sortOrder === 'name' }" @click="store.toggleSort('name')">Name</th>
-        <th class="sortcolumn modified right" :class="{ sortactive: store.sortOrder === 'modified' }" @click="store.toggleSort('modified')">Modified</th>
-        <th class="sortcolumn size right" :class="{ sortactive: store.sortOrder === 'size' }" @click="store.toggleSort('size')">Size</th>
-        <th class="menu"></th>
-      </tr>
-    </thead>
-    <tbody>
-      <tr v-if="editing?.key === 'new'" :class="editing.dir ? 'folder' : 'file'">
-        <td class="selection"></td>
-        <td class="name">
-          <FileRenameInput :doc="editing" :rename="createItem" :exit="() => {editing = null}" />
-        </td>
-        <FileModified :doc=editing :now=nowkey />
-        <FileSize :doc=editing />
-        <td class="menu"></td>
-      </tr>
-      <template v-for="(doc, index) in documents" :key="doc.key">
-        <tr class="folder-change" v-if="showFolderBreadcrumb(index)">
-          <th colspan="5"><BreadCrumb :path="doc.loc ? doc.loc.split('/') : []" /></th>
+  <div class="file-explorer">
+    <table v-if="props.documents.length || editing">
+      <thead>
+        <tr>
+          <th class="selection">
+            <input type="checkbox" tabindex="-1" v-model="allSelected" :indeterminate="selectionIndeterminate">
+          </th>
+          <th class="sortcolumn" :class="{ sortactive: store.sortOrder === 'name' }" @click="store.toggleSort('name')">Name</th>
+          <th class="sortcolumn modified right" :class="{ sortactive: store.sortOrder === 'modified' }" @click="store.toggleSort('modified')">Modified</th>
+          <th class="sortcolumn size right" :class="{ sortactive: store.sortOrder === 'size' }" @click="store.toggleSort('size')">Size</th>
+          <th class="menu"></th>
         </tr>
-
-        <tr
-          :id="`file-${doc.key}`"
-          :class="{ file: !doc.dir, folder: doc.dir, cursor: store.cursor === doc.key, ghost: doc.ghost }"
-          @click="store.cursor = store.cursor === doc.key ? '' : doc.key"
-          @contextmenu.prevent="contextMenu($event, doc)"
-        >
-          <td class="selection" @click.up.stop="store.cursor = store.cursor === doc.key ? doc.key : ''">
-            <input
-              type="checkbox"
-              tabindex="-1"
-              :checked="store.selected.has(doc.key)"
-              @change="
-                ($event.target as HTMLInputElement).checked
-                  ? store.selected.add(doc.key)
-                  : store.selected.delete(doc.key)
-              "
-            />
-          </td>
+      </thead>
+      <tbody>
+        <tr v-if="editing?.key === 'new'" :class="editing.dir ? 'folder' : 'file'">
+          <td class="selection"></td>
           <td class="name">
-            <template v-if="editing === doc">
-              <FileRenameInput :doc="doc" :rename="rename" :exit="() => {editing = null}" />
-            </template>
-            <template v-else>
-              <a :href="doc.text ? doc.editurl : doc.url" tabindex=-1 @contextmenu.stop @focus.stop="store.cursor = doc.key">
-                {{ doc.name }}
-              </a>
-              <button tabindex=-1 v-if="store.cursor == doc.key" class="rename-button" @click="() => (editing = doc)">🖊️</button>
-            </template>
-          </td>
-          <FileModified :doc=doc :now=nowkey />
-          <FileSize :doc=doc />
-          <td class="menu">
-            <button tabindex=-1 @click.stop="contextMenu($event, doc)">⋮</button>
+            <FileRenameInput :doc="editing" :rename="createItem" :exit="exitEditing" />
           </td>
+          <FileModified :doc=editing :now=nowkey />
+          <FileSize :doc=editing />
+          <td class="menu"></td>
         </tr>
-      </template>
-      <tr class="summary" v-if="props.documents.length > 1">
-        <td colspan="3" class="right">{{props.documents.length}} items</td>
-        <td class="size right">{{ formatSize(props.documents.reduce((a, b) => a + b.size, 0)) }}</td>
-        <td class="menu"></td>
-      </tr>
-    </tbody>
-  </table>
+        <template v-for="(doc, index) in documents" :key="doc.key">
+          <tr class="folder-change" v-if="showFolderBreadcrumb(index)">
+            <th colspan="5"><BreadCrumb :path="doc.loc ? doc.loc.split('/') : []" /></th>
+          </tr>
+
+          <tr
+            :id="`file-${doc.key}`"
+            :class="{ file: !doc.dir, folder: doc.dir, cursor: store.cursor === doc.key, ghost: doc.ghost }"
+            @click="store.cursor = store.cursor === doc.key ? '' : doc.key"
+            @contextmenu.prevent="contextMenu($event, doc)"
+          >
+            <td class="selection" @click.up.stop="store.cursor = store.cursor === doc.key ? doc.key : ''">
+              <input
+                type="checkbox"
+                tabindex="-1"
+                :checked="store.selected.has(doc.key)"
+                @change="
+                  ($event.target as HTMLInputElement).checked
+                    ? store.selected.add(doc.key)
+                    : store.selected.delete(doc.key)
+                "
+              />
+            </td>
+            <td class="name">
+              <template v-if="editing === doc">
+                <FileRenameInput :doc="doc" :rename="rename" :exit="exitEditing" />
+              </template>
+              <template v-else>
+                <a :href="doc.text ? doc.editurl : doc.url" tabindex=-1 @contextmenu.stop @focus.stop="store.cursor = doc.key">
+                  {{ doc.name }}
+                </a>
+                <button tabindex=-1 v-if="store.cursor == doc.key" class="rename-button" @click="() => (editing = doc)">🖊️</button>
+              </template>
+            </td>
+            <FileModified :doc=doc :now=nowkey />
+            <FileSize :doc=doc />
+            <td class="menu">
+              <button tabindex=-1 @click.stop="contextMenu($event, doc)">⋮</button>
+            </td>
+          </tr>
+        </template>
+        <tr class="summary" v-if="props.documents.length > 1">
+          <td colspan="3" class="right">{{props.documents.length}} items</td>
+          <td class="size right">{{ formatSize(props.documents.reduce((a, b) => a + b.size, 0)) }}</td>
+          <td class="menu"></td>
+        </tr>
+      </tbody>
+    </table>
+    <EmptyFolder v-else :documents="documents" :path="props.path" />
+  </div>
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
@@ -81,11 +84,12 @@ import ContextMenu from '@imengyu/vue3-context-menu'
 import {
   computed,
   nextTick,
+  onDeactivated,
   onMounted,
   onUnmounted,
   ref,
   shallowRef,
-  watchEffect
+  watch
 } from 'vue'
 import { useRouter } from 'vue-router'
 import FileRenameInput from './FileRenameInput.vue'
@@ -189,6 +193,9 @@ const pageMove = (direction: 1 | -1, ev: KeyboardEvent) => {
 
 // File rename
 const editing = shallowRef<Doc | null>(null)
+const exitEditing = () => {
+  editing.value = null
+}
 const rename = async (doc: Doc, newName: string) => {
   const oldName = doc.name
   doc.name = newName // We should get an update from watch but this is quicker
@@ -243,7 +250,7 @@ defineExpose({
     const docs = props.documents
     if (docs.length > 0) {
       store.cursor = docs[0]!.key
-      // Also focus the element directly (watchEffect won't trigger if cursor unchanged)
+      // Also focus the element directly (post-flush watcher won't trigger if cursor unchanged)
       nextTick(() => {
         const a = document.querySelector(
           `#file-${store.cursor} .name a`
@@ -329,22 +336,35 @@ const focusBreadcrumb = () => {
 const keyboardFollowScroll = createKeyboardFollowScroll()
 const markKeyboardFollow = keyboardFollowScroll.markKeyboardFollow
 const keepCursorVisibleSmooth = keyboardFollowScroll.keepVisible
-watchEffect(() => {
-  if (store.cursor && store.cursor !== editing.value?.key) editing.value = null
-  if (editing.value) store.cursor = editing.value?.key
-  if (store.cursor) {
-    const a = document.querySelector(
-      `#file-${store.cursor} .name a`
-    ) as HTMLAnchorElement | null
-    if (a) a.focus({ preventScroll: true })
+watch(
+  () => store.cursor,
+  cursor => {
+    if (cursor && editing.value && cursor !== editing.value.key) {
+      exitEditing()
+    }
   }
-})
-watchEffect(() => {
-  if (!props.documents.length && store.cursor && !store.query) {
-    store.cursor = ''
-    focusBreadcrumb()
+)
+watch(
+  () => store.cursor,
+  cursor => {
+    if (cursor && !editing.value) {
+      const a = document.querySelector(
+        `#file-${cursor} .name a`
+      ) as HTMLAnchorElement | null
+      if (a) a.focus({ preventScroll: true })
+    }
+  },
+  { flush: 'post' }
+)
+watch(
+  () => [props.documents.length, store.cursor, store.query, editing.value] as const,
+  ([len, cursor, query, editingDoc]) => {
+    if (!len && cursor && !query && !editingDoc) {
+      store.cursor = ''
+      focusBreadcrumb()
+    }
   }
-})
+)
 let nowkey = ref(0)
 let modifiedTimer: any = null
 const updateModified = () => {
@@ -358,6 +378,9 @@ onMounted(() => {
     active.focus({ preventScroll: true })
   }
 })
+onDeactivated(() => {
+  if (editing.value) exitEditing()
+})
 onUnmounted(() => {
   keyboardFollowScroll.cancel()
   clearInterval(modifiedTimer)
@@ -373,7 +396,8 @@ const createItem = async (doc: Doc, name: string) => {
   doc.name = name
   doc.key = crypto.randomUUID()
   store.addGhost(doc)
-  editing.value = null
+  store.cursor = doc.key
+  exitEditing()
   const path = doc.loc ? `${doc.loc}/${name}` : name
   try {
     const res = doc.dir
@@ -525,9 +549,14 @@ const contextMenu = (ev: MouseEvent, doc: Doc) => {
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
+.file-explorer {
+  height: 100%;
+  width: 100%;
+}
 table {
   width: 100%;
   table-layout: fixed;
+  height: auto;
 }
 thead tr {
   position: sticky;
@@ -658,12 +687,6 @@ tbody .selection input {
   content: '📁';
   font-size: 1.5rem;
 }
-.empty-container {
-  padding-top: 3rem;
-  text-align: center;
-  font-size: 3rem;
-  color: var(--accent-color);
-}
 .folder-change {
   margin-left: -.5rem;
 }
@@ -674,4 +697,3 @@ tbody .selection input {
   color: #888;
 }
 </style>
-@/stores/main

frontend/src/components/Gallery.vue

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
       />
     </template>
   </div>
+  <EmptyFolder v-else :documents="documents" :path="props.path" />
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
@@ -23,16 +24,15 @@ import type { SortOrder } from '@/utils/docsort'
 import { createKeyboardFollowScroll } from '@/utils/keyboardFollowScroll'
 import ContextMenu from '@imengyu/vue3-context-menu'
 import {
-  onActivated,
-  onDeactivated,
   computed,
   nextTick,
+  onActivated,
+  onDeactivated,
   onMounted,
   onUnmounted,
   ref,
   shallowRef,
-  watch,
-  watchEffect
+  watch
 } from 'vue'
 import { useRouter } from 'vue-router'
 
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ defineExpose({
     const docs = props.documents
     if (docs.length > 0) {
       store.cursor = docs[0]!.key
-      // Also focus the element directly (watchEffect won't trigger if cursor unchanged)
+      // Also focus the element directly (post-flush watcher won't trigger if cursor unchanged)
       nextTick(() => {
         const a = document.querySelector(
           `#file-${store.cursor}`
@@ -396,24 +396,35 @@ const focusBreadcrumb = () => {
 const keyboardFollowScroll = createKeyboardFollowScroll()
 const markKeyboardFollow = keyboardFollowScroll.markKeyboardFollow
 const keepCursorVisibleSmooth = keyboardFollowScroll.keepVisible
-watchEffect(() => {
-  if (store.cursor && store.cursor !== editing.value?.key) editing.value = null
-  if (editing.value) store.cursor = editing.value.key
-  if (store.cursor && !editing.value) {
-    const a = document.querySelector(
-      `#file-${store.cursor}`
-    ) as HTMLAnchorElement | null
-    if (a) {
-      a.focus({ preventScroll: true })
+watch(
+  () => store.cursor,
+  cursor => {
+    if (cursor && editing.value && cursor !== editing.value.key) {
+      exit()
     }
   }
-})
-watchEffect(() => {
-  if (!props.documents.length && store.cursor && !store.query) {
-    store.cursor = ''
-    focusBreadcrumb()
+)
+watch(
+  () => store.cursor,
+  cursor => {
+    if (cursor && !editing.value) {
+      const a = document.querySelector(`#file-${cursor}`) as HTMLAnchorElement | null
+      if (a) {
+        a.focus({ preventScroll: true })
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  { flush: 'post' }
+)
+watch(
+  () => [props.documents.length, store.cursor, store.query, editing.value] as const,
+  ([len, cursor, query, editingDoc]) => {
+    if (!len && cursor && !query && !editingDoc) {
+      store.cursor = ''
+      focusBreadcrumb()
+    }
   }
-})
+)
 let resizeObserver: ResizeObserver | null = null
 const attachGalleryObservers = () => {
   if (!gallery.value || resizeObserver) return
@@ -445,6 +456,7 @@ onActivated(() => {
 })
 onDeactivated(() => {
   detachGalleryObservers()
+  if (editing.value) exit()
 })
 onUnmounted(() => {
   keyboardFollowScroll.cancel()
@@ -464,7 +476,8 @@ const createItem = async (doc: Doc, name: string) => {
   doc.name = name
   doc.key = crypto.randomUUID()
   store.addGhost(doc)
-  editing.value = null
+  store.cursor = doc.key
+  exit()
   const path = doc.loc ? `${doc.loc}/${name}` : name
   try {
     const res = doc.dir
@@ -612,7 +625,8 @@ const contextMenu = (ev: MouseEvent, doc: Doc) => {
   display: grid;
   gap: .5em;
   grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(15em, 1fr));
-  align-items: end;
+  align-items: start;
+  align-content: start;
 }
 .folder-indicator {
   grid-column: 1 / -1;

frontend/src/utils/fileutil.ts

@@ -7,9 +7,16 @@ export const exists = (path: string[]) => {
   void store.docVersion
   if (path.length === 0) return true
   const p = path.join('/')
-  return getDocuments().some(
-    doc => (doc.loc ? `${doc.loc}/${doc.name}` : doc.name) === p
-  )
+  const hidden = store.hiddenPaths
+  const inDocs = getDocuments().some(doc => {
+    const full = doc.loc ? `${doc.loc}/${doc.name}` : doc.name
+    return full === p && !hidden.has(full)
+  })
+  if (inDocs) return true
+  return store.ghosts.some(g => {
+    const full = g.loc ? `${g.loc}/${g.name}` : g.name
+    return full === p && !hidden.has(full)
+  })
 }
 
 /** Strip file extension intelligently (handles .tar.gz, name.with.dots.pdf, etc.) */

frontend/src/views/ExplorerView.vue

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
         />
       </KeepAlive>
     </Transition>
-    <EmptyFolder :documents="documents" :path="props.path" />
   </div>
   <div v-if="store.searchLoading" class="search-loading">Searching...</div>
 </template>
@@ -38,7 +37,9 @@ const props = defineProps<{
 
 // Folder path for component keys - only recreate component when folder changes, not search
 const folderPath = computed(() => props.path.join('/'))
-const cacheKey = computed(() => `${store.prefs.gallery ? 'gallery' : 'list'}:${folderPath.value}`)
+const cacheKey = computed(
+  () => `${store.prefs.gallery ? 'gallery' : 'list'}:${folderPath.value}`
+)
 
 const transitionName = computed(() => {
   if (store.transitionDirection === 'forward') return 'slide-forward'
@@ -140,16 +141,6 @@ watch(
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
-.empty-container {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  align-items: center;
-  justify-content: center;
-  height: 100%;
-  font-size: 2rem;
-  text-shadow: 0 0 .3rem #000, 0 0 2rem #0008;
-  color: var(--accent-color);
-}
 .search-loading {
   position: fixed;
   bottom: 1rem;

frontend/src/views/TextEditorView.vue

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
+import { apiFetch } from '@/repositories/Client'
+import { useMainStore } from '@/stores/main'
 import { indentWithTab } from '@codemirror/commands'
 import { LanguageDescription } from '@codemirror/language'
 import { languages } from '@codemirror/language-data'
@@ -16,8 +18,6 @@ import { Compartment, EditorState } from '@codemirror/state'
 import { oneDark } from '@codemirror/theme-one-dark'
 import { EditorView, keymap } from '@codemirror/view'
 import { basicSetup } from 'codemirror'
-import { apiFetch } from '@/repositories/Client'
-import { useMainStore } from '@/stores/main'
 import {
   computed,
   nextTick,
@@ -173,8 +173,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
     await initEditor(text)
   } catch (err) {
     error.value = err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to load file'
-  }
-  finally {
+  } finally {
     if (loading.value) loading.value = false
   }
 })