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I have a list of percentage values that Id like to render in a `Row`. I use `Modifier.weight(percentage)` to acheive this and it works great, BUT - if the percentage is very small for one of the elements, its simply not rendered. I thought I could do `Modifier.requiredSize(1.dp)` but that seems to only render one of the small elements. Im guessing that this is due to the layout not having enough space. How can I get this working?

I can technically do `Modifier.weight(fraction.coerceAtLeast(0.01f))` but that falls apart on larger screens.

What’s your definition of “working” in this case? What do you want to happen for those small elements? Enforce a certain minimum dp size?

Yes, a minimum size of 1 dp would be perfectly fine!

And of course, Ive tried minWidth, requiredWidth and practically all width related variants. Seems like the weight eventually just takes up the whole layout, which I dont think it should?

Weight also includes a second parameter regarding if it should take all the space it can see or not, could it be that this is what you need to set to false?

Unfortunately not <@U010JQZ3FRC>! It results in nothing being drawn since the items themselves dont have any content that takes up space, i.e. if I use weight without fill for a Text then it would simply result in the Text taking up the least amount of space needed to draw itself (instead of the entire row); yet it doesnt expand beyond the available space if items come after it. Or at least this is my understanding of how it works :smile:

Oh hmm right. Could it be an order of modifiers thing, so you can make it minWidth 1dp first, and *then* apply the weight. That's how I think the text example you said works too, it does take the least amount of space it needs would work no? :thinking_face:

Thank god, it works, and this is what Id expect .. I just made a mistake in my initial approach that resulted in requiredWidth never being used - hence them not being rendered :man-facepalming::skin-tone-4:

`return if (fraction &gt; 0f) weight(fraction) else requiredWidth(1.dp)`

Fraction for these endlessly small items were always &gt;0f for me, hence .. the headache. Thanks for helping me discover this :fist_bump:

Nice! And does it work regardless of which order these two modifiers come in?

Im only ever using one or the other for this case ^^ If I apply both then weight handles the sizing, Id think that you would be able to set a minimum size in conjunction with weight but that doesnt seem to be the case.