fix(menu): network picker blank rows — compact mode for networkmanager_dmenu (item 22)

Source-read of the pinned networkmanager_dmenu 2.6.2: with
compact = False (what our config.ini set) the script inserts literal
empty rows as separators between the ethernet/wifi/VPN sections —
the nameless entries Bernardo saw on the Latitude. compact = True
drops the separators and uses the unpadded row format, which also
renders better in rofi's proportional font than space-aligned columns.

Known residual, documented in config comment + HARDWARE-QUEUE: a
hidden-SSID AP still renders one nameless row (sec+bars only; the
name dedup keeps exactly one, and no config option filters it). If the
V3 retest still shows it, the follow-up is a small source patch
skipping empty-name APs in create_ap_list.

Verified: V0; V1 (rendered config.ini shows compact = True). Behavior
needs Wi-Fi hardware — V3 queued on the Latitude.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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+## 2026-07-04 — network menu blank rows (iteration #11, item 22)
+- **Task:** BACKLOG NOW#22 — nameless entries in the network picker.
+- **Did:** read the pinned networkmanager_dmenu 2.6.2 source: with
+  `compact = False` (our config!) it inserts literal empty rows as
+  section separators (eth/wifi/vpn) — the systematic blank entries.
+  Flipped config.ini to `compact = True` (also unpadded row format,
+  better in rofi's proportional font). Hidden-SSID APs additionally
+  render ONE nameless sec+bars row (dedup keeps one; not config-
+  filterable) — documented, V3-gated, source-patch follow-up if seen.
+- **Verified:** V0; V1 — rendered config.ini shows compact = True.
+  Behavior needs Wi-Fi hardware → V3 queued.
+- **Pending:** V3 on the Latitude (no separators; hidden-AP residual?).
+- **Next suggestion:** item 24 (Back audit) — grep-the-generated-script.
+
 ## 2026-07-04 — waybar/rofi palette-safe pairings (iteration #10, item 27)
 - **Task:** BACKLOG NOW#27 — generated waybar/rofi CSS invisible on
   on-surface palettes (flexoki-light runs it; summers whole-swap).