Google has released a new option on the doclist:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ihObidpqGPM/S16r7UV_JhI/AAAAAAAAAKc/J7hInkMtBY4/s1600/chb3q7hq_200drc9c7f8_b.png

http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2010/01/thumbnail-is-worth-about-one-hundred.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+OfficialGoogleDocsBlog+(Docs+Blog)&utm_content=Google+Reader

The labels are missing in this view.

I can't believe they haven't enabled any keyboard shortcut for the Docs list... I find the navigation and selection of files very uncomfortable, especially with the thumbnail view option. Why would the Docs team not try to emulate Gmail?