[Bug] Backpack 7.x show operation button ignores lineButtonsAsDropdown settings

[visata]

Issue

The Show operation button doesn't respect lineButtonsAsDropdown settings and always appears outside the dropdown, even when configured to force ALL buttons into dropdown.

Code to Reproduce

  class LeadCrudController extends CrudController
  {
      use \Backpack\CRUD\app\Http\Controllers\Operations\ListOperation;
      use \Backpack\CRUD\app\Http\Controllers\Operations\ShowOperation;
      use \Backpack\CRUD\app\Http\Controllers\Operations\UpdateOperation;
      use \Backpack\CRUD\app\Http\Controllers\Operations\DeleteOperation;

      protected function setupListOperation()
      {
          // These settings should force ALL buttons into dropdown
          $this->crud->setOperationSetting('lineButtonsAsDropdown', true);
          $this->crud->setOperationSetting('lineButtonsAsDropdownMinimum', 0);
          $this->crud->setOperationSetting('lineButtonsAsDropdownShowBefore', 0);

          // Basic columns
          CRUD::addColumn(['name' => 'id', 'label' => 'ID', 'type' => 'text']);
      }
  }

Expected Behavior

According to docs, lineButtonsAsDropdownMinimum: 0 means "dropdown is created no matter how many buttons are present". ALL buttons should be in dropdown.

[▼ Actions]
└─ Show
└─ Update
└─ Delete

Actual Behavior

Show button appears inline while other buttons are in dropdown:

[Show] [▼ Actions]
└─ Update
└─ Delete

HTML Output Evidence

  <td>
      <!-- Show button rendered OUTSIDE dropdown -->
      <a href=".../show" bp-button="show" class="btn btn-sm btn-link">
          <i class="la la-eye"></i> <span>Preview</span>
      </a>

      <!-- Dropdown with other buttons -->
      <a class="dropdown-toggle">Actions</a>
      <div class="dropdown-menu">
          <a href=".../edit" bp-button="update" class="dropdown-item">Edit</a>
          <a href="..." bp-button="delete" class="dropdown-item">Delete</a>
      </div>
  </td>

[backpack-ai-bot]

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I'm sorry, but the knowledge sources do not contain information about this specific bug in Backpack 7.x where the Show operation button ignores the lineButtonsAsDropdown settings and always appears outside the dropdown, even when configured to force all buttons into the dropdown.

The available documentation and issues discuss how to configure lineButtonsAsDropdown and related settings to control button dropdown behavior in the List operation, and confirm that in previous versions (such as 6.x), these settings should force all line buttons into a dropdown if set appropriately. However, there is no explicit mention of this bug or its resolution in Backpack 7.x, nor any workaround or official statement about the Show button's behavior in this context in the provided sources. If this is a new issue in 7.x, it may not yet be documented or addressed in the available materials.

If you are experiencing this issue, I recommend opening a new issue on the Backpack GitHub repository with your findings and code sample, as this may be a regression or a new bug not yet covered in the documentation or community discussions.

References for expected behavior in previous versions:

• Merging line buttons into a dropdown (Backpack 6.x docs)
• Related configuration and troubleshooting in issues

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Relevant sources:

Github Issue (closed): addButtonFromModelFunction with a DropDown buttons
Github Issue (closed): Feature Request: Adding custom buttons to Show view
Github Issue (closed): [Feature Request] Allow hiding the button texts, so that buttons only show icons
Buttons|Reorder buttons
Github Issue (closed): [4.0][Bug] Not all options on dropdown button are shown
Github Issue (closed): [BUG] Show Button With Translation Occuer an Error In ListOperation
Github Issue (closed): [Bug] If no one standard operation in the traits list then 'line' stack doesn't appear
[Show] - Action buttons dropdown
Github Issue (closed): [Bug] Adding a button to 'end' of 'line' doesn't position it after edit button
[BugFix] CRUD table action cell should encapsulate buttons only once
Github Issue (closed): EditableColumns Issue
Github Issue (closed): [Bug] lineButtonsAsDropdown is not working in list.php config file
List Operation|Merging line buttons into a dropdown

[pxpm]

Thanks again for one more helpful bug report.

I was able to reproduce the issue and fixed it. #5859

I will be releasing a new beta version in a few moments 🙏

Cheers

[visata]

It's UI issue, when you have only 1 record on the list, expanded Actions are hidden.

Add higher z-index?