As Cimi said, graphical changes to the UI are likely to introduce more visual noise/clutter and make things less clear (and in the case of slow connections or devices, reduce utility).
Michi's suggestion ("...enforce that an existing item cannot change physical location when a new item arrives") would give a far more stable/ predictable user experience and is, in my opinion, the way to go. ** Changed in: ubuntu-ux Status: Triaged => Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1238979 Title: [Scopes] Scope result models are cleared on updates To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-ux/+bug/1238979/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs