linuxmint/nemo — pull request #119 by mtwebster (2012-11-23 02:28:25+00:00)
Title: Re-implement compact icon view.

(reverts nautilus commit 1d3d4a1e954fcc15f2a9c7d933e7bc65c5330cc3)

see:
http://git.gnome.org/browse/nautilus/commit/?id=1d3d4a1e954fcc15f2a9c7d933e7bc65c5330cc3

See also, issue #41

It is mentioned on gnome git's page that this compact layout is broken. It seems to work ok from the limited testing I did, and also appears quite useful for previewing multimedia/photos. Let's take it for a spin, and fix whatever problems crop up (instead of just removing it!)