Fix mobile list tables 65743

[joedolson]

Work in progress

Trac ticket: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/65743

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[joedolson]

I'm confident there are still things missing here, but it's functional, and ready for review.

This switches the responsive layout to use flex. It will need some polish on padding; I'm somewhat of the opinion that losing the space to the left, under the checkbox, is actually a good thing, as it gives a bit more width for the additional text.

[afragen]

Reviewed in Playground. All issues seem resolved. I'm still getting used to the collapse of space under the checkbox, but I'm OK with it.

[sabernhardt]

Suggested change

	@media screen and ( width < 782px ) {
	@media screen and (max-width: 782px) {

These styles probably belong within the existing max-width media query later in the file, but the query should include 782.

[nazmulasif]

Patch Test Report

Patch - https://patch-diff.githubusercontent.com/raw/WordPress/wordpress-develop/pull/12737.diff

I tested this issue on trunk using WordPress Playground across narrow/mobile viewports.

Testing Results

• Environment: WordPress Trunk (via WordPress Playground)
• Page: Plugins

Observations

• Status: Confirmed reproducible on trunk.
• Issue: On narrow screens/mobile viewports, the plugin list table column layout breaks down:
  • The plugin description text compresses into an extremely narrow right-hand column and overflows horizontally off-screen.
  • The text gets clipped and unreadable instead of stacking vertically or wrapping properly.