diff --git a/src/plugin/ollieplugin.cpp b/src/plugin/ollieplugin.cpp
index 52db469..7af5bbf 100644
--- a/src/plugin/ollieplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugin/ollieplugin.cpp
@@ -408,21 +408,17 @@ QList<OllieView::ActionEntry> OllieView::collectActions() const
     return entries;
 }
 
-void OllieView::positionPalette(PaletteWidget *palette, bool fullWidth)
+void OllieView::positionPalette(PaletteWidget *palette)
 {
     QWidget *w = m_mainWindow->window();
     if (!w) {
         return;
     }
+    // Span the window width (minus a small margin), anchored near the top, so
+    // long paths / symbol labels fit without truncation.
     const int margin = 12;
-    const int y = w->height() / 6;
-    if (fullWidth) {
-        palette->resize(w->width() - 2 * margin, 320);
-        palette->move(w->mapToGlobal(QPoint(margin, y)));
-    } else {
-        const QSize sz = palette->size();
-        palette->move(w->mapToGlobal(QPoint((w->width() - sz.width()) / 2, y)));
-    }
+    palette->resize(w->width() - 2 * margin, 320);
+    palette->move(w->mapToGlobal(QPoint(margin, w->height() / 6)));
 }
 
 void OllieView::showCommandPalette()
@@ -482,8 +478,8 @@ void OllieView::showCommandPalette()
 
     m_palette->setItems(items);
 
-    // The command palette keeps its compact centered width.
-    positionPalette(m_palette, /*fullWidth=*/false);
+    // Span the full window width, anchored near the top.
+    positionPalette(m_palette);
 
     m_palette->activate();
 }
@@ -612,7 +608,7 @@ void OllieView::showFileSwitcher()
         m_filePalette->setItems({loading});
     }
 
-    positionPalette(m_filePalette, /*fullWidth=*/true);
+    positionPalette(m_filePalette);
     m_filePalette->activate();
 
     // Kick off (or serve from cache) the index; filesReady repopulates.
@@ -707,7 +703,7 @@ void OllieView::showSymbolSwitcher()
         m_symbolPalette->setItems({loading});
     }
 
-    positionPalette(m_symbolPalette, /*fullWidth=*/true);
+    positionPalette(m_symbolPalette);
     m_symbolPalette->activate();
 
     m_indexer.requestSymbols(m_symbolSwitcherRoot);
diff --git a/src/plugin/ollieplugin.h b/src/plugin/ollieplugin.h
index 9d31486..9076ea7 100644
--- a/src/plugin/ollieplugin.h
+++ b/src/plugin/ollieplugin.h
@@ -86,10 +86,9 @@ private:
     QList<PaletteItem> buildFileItems(const QString &root, const QStringList &files) const;
     QList<PaletteItem> buildSymbolItems(const QString &root, const QList<Symbol> &symbols) const;
 
-    // Size and place a palette near the top of the active window. When
-    // \a fullWidth, it spans the window width (minus a small margin); otherwise
-    // it keeps its own width and is horizontally centered.
-    void positionPalette(PaletteWidget *palette, bool fullWidth);
+    // Size and place a palette: it spans the active window's width (minus a
+    // small margin), anchored near the top.
+    void positionPalette(PaletteWidget *palette);
     // One harvested, runnable action with the provenance needed to build a
     // unique id and to disambiguate labels shared by several commands.
     struct ActionEntry {