Extension item height could be larger

[isidorn]

While helping Marketplace improve extension search I noticed that for most queries there are no more than 5 good results.
And we currently show an infinite list which depending on Monitor size would show 10 - 20 extensions.
Also we sometimes struggle with the small size of extension items in the list - not enough space for all the decorations we would like to render.

Based on the two above, I suggest we explore with increasing the vertical size of the extension items in the list.
Ideally this would allow to present the information in a cleaner way when users search for extensions.

I am not sure how this would effect the list of installed and recommended extensions. Ideally we would also increase the size of those to be consistent, but for those cases I am not convinced if it would be a win.

@sandy081 what do you think?

@daviddossett @misolori for ux thoughts

Example from my screen

[daviddossett]

From a visual standpoint it makes sense to explore giving these some breathing room. As far as solving for quality results, I don't know if making them bigger will necessarily solve that problem alone. It could be that we have a sort of "Top Results" section up top with the remaining results in another section. Just one idea off the top of my head.

[sandy081]

I agree its worth exploring it give more space for an extension in the viewlet. But this might impact if the size of the screen is smaller.

[vscodenpa]

We closed this issue because we don't plan to address it in the foreseeable future. If you disagree and feel that this issue is crucial: we are happy to listen and to reconsider.

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Thanks for your understanding, and happy coding!

[isidorn]

I see this is merged and should be latest VS Code Insiders but I do not see any changes in my VS Code Insiders.
@esonnino am I missing something here?

[daviddossett]

@isidorn I'm seeing the latest after updating:

Before

Current

[isidorn]

@daviddossett I just got the update. Looks ok to me - I will need some time to adjust.
Let's see what insiders users and the rest of the team says :)