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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: [Patch] Usability improved in windowlist/kicker
From:       Mark Bucciarelli <mark () easymailings ! com>
Date:       2003-08-14 16:41:52
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On Thursday 14 August 2003 12:14 pm, Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> On Wednesday 13 August 2003 08:48, Martin Koller wrote:
> > Therefore the attached patch (against 3.2 Head) solves this usability
> > problem.
>
> unfortunately, it's very easy to get absurdly long window titles (i have a
> few of them here, and i'm not doing anything very special). even with a
> decently small font size and 1152 pixels in horizontal screen real estate,
> the menu takes up the WHOLE width of the screen with your patch.
>
> on the other hand, limiting it to 25 characters (as it currently does in
> CVS) is also equally absurd, IMHO... i'm trying what it looks like up'd to
> 60 Ems, and without all the nasty separators in the menu =)

why not replace the intermediate stuff with elipses for long paths.
for example,

/home/.../stuff.txt

regards,

Mark
 
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