Index: sources/gui/qml/components/Footer.qml
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diff -u -r27cc308ff5113a9386899d3c8f8b29962a8498e1 -r13e65c3d271d503c2e2e2f1f20736652c470f8cc
--- sources/gui/qml/components/Footer.qml	(.../Footer.qml)	(revision 27cc308ff5113a9386899d3c8f8b29962a8498e1)
+++ sources/gui/qml/components/Footer.qml	(.../Footer.qml)	(revision 13e65c3d271d503c2e2e2f1f20736652c470f8cc)
@@ -35,26 +35,38 @@
         property int spacing    : 0
     }
 
-    // this code will run once and will not run for each child,
-    // that's becuase the available property to add children is the children property
-    // and that property can only change by assigning a list to it.
-    // so it happens once with no performance issue of multiple redundant call.
-    onVisibleChanged: {
+    function update() {
         // check there is a child
         let count = childrenCount
         if ( ! count ) return
 
         let width   = childrenWidth
-        let spacing = (_root.width - (width * count)) / (count + 1)
 
+        let visibleCount = 0
         for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-            if (children[i].width !== width) {
-                children[i].width   = width
+            console.debug(children[i].text.text)
+            if ( children[i].visible ) {
+
+                visibleCount += 1
+                if (children[i].width !== width) {
+                    children[i].width   = width
+                }
             }
+            else {
+                children[i].width   = 0
+            }
         }
+        let spacing = (_root.width - (width * visibleCount)) / (visibleCount + 1)
+        console.debug( " ~~~~~~~~~~ ", count, visibleCount, spacing)
         _private.spacing = spacing
     }
 
+    // this code will run once and will not run for each child,
+    // that's becuase the available property to add children is the children property
+    // and that property can only change by assigning a list to it.
+    // so it happens once with no performance issue of multiple redundant call.
+    onVisibleChanged    : update()
+
     spacing             : _private.spacing
     rightPadding        : _private.spacing
     leftPadding         : _private.spacing