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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: open recent document - combobox to short
From:       Ferdinand Gassauer <f.gassauer () aon ! at>
Date:       2001-03-30 19:59:37
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On Friday 30 March 2001 19:49, David Faure wrote:
> On Friday 30 March 2001 18:33, Ferdinand Gassauer wrote:
> > Hi!
> > If the filename is longer then the combobox part of the path/filename is
> > cut out makeing the filename unreadable.
>
> This is about KOffice, right ?
>
> > IMHO the filename should be presented ALWAYS in full length and only the
> > path should be truncated somehow (beginning or middle)
>
> Good idea. We could squeeze the path only, up to whatever's necessary
> so that the filename is intact. With a special case if the filename itself
> is too big. Will do that.
>
> > and the complete string should be displayed as tooltip.
>
> Good idea. So many good ideas... when do you learn C++ ? :-)
if I look at my current workload - after retirement :-|
>
> > The problem could be also partly solved by makeing the file open window
> > larger and/or use a complete line for the combobox.
>
> Isn't it big enough as it is (the dialog) ?
> On small displays it would look too massive if it was bigger, IMHO.

BTW the K-Menu -> recent documents does not SHOW the filenames correctly. 
Blanks are encoded as "%20" not nice to read.

-- 
regards
Ferdinand Gassauer

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