Need help updating Thunar to 4.17 or 4.18 [SOLVED]

Thunar has been broken for at least a decade and is not worth using; even less worth compiling, and the 

split-view is worth nothing on its own, and even less in conjunction with such a broken file manager.

Stick with PCManFM. At least it can keep the proper layout and uses less screen space.

If you have a need for a more sophisticated file manager, SpaceFM, with its four individually configurable 

panes AND tabs, is still the best.

I may add some 20 screenshots later for better illustration.

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Look closely at the enlarged images.

Unhide and hide the hidden files, move a level up and go back, paste in (or create) a file and/or folder and delete them again, change the level, and go back; the Thunar layout is constantly changing. Things are never where one expects them to be.



































The grid problem can be seen even more clearly in the following screenshots.











All these pictures are about Thunar's inability to keep the correct grid layout.

The name length issue is very unpleasant, but of secondary importance, because in most cases file or folder names won't be very long, but the second icon in the third row has to stay in the second column after switching folders or showing and hiding hidden files.

If it doesn't, selecting from a large number of icons or images becomes a very cumbersome experience.

Thunar is the only file manager that can't keep its icons in the same column, which basically makes it the most broken file manager ever, and the only one unsuitable for the file management.

If you only copy, paste, move, or open a few files occasionally, you may not even notice the problem, and it certainly won't bother you, but if you're trying to work, you'll need to replace it very quickly.