Bug 222507

Summary:	path truncation in install presentations
Product:	[openSUSE] openSUSE 10.2	Reporter:	Robert Strickler <noes.to.anomalyst>
Component:	Installation	Assignee:	Ladislav Slezák <lslezak>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE	QA Contact:	Jiri Srain <jsrain>
Severity:	Enhancement
Priority:	P5 - None
Version:	Beta 2 plus
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	x86-64
OS:	SUSE Other
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Description Robert Strickler 2006-11-18 23:12:18 UTC

During the installation process the paths are often too long and are truncated to fit, eliminating the most informing part. For example when loading the catalogs during a network installation. A function needs to be written or copied to reformat the string. I have seen several different ways to this type of formatting, which might be the most useful?

Assuming a 40 character target
 Original
	/too/long/to/fit/in/the/target/title/or/status/display/filename
	123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123
	         1         2         3         4         5         6

1. File name to left, path reduced in middle
	(filename) /too/long/.../status/display/
	1234567890123456789012345678901234567890
	         1         2         3         4

2. File name to left, path reduced at left
	(filename)...et/title/or/status/display/
	1234567890123456789012345678901234567890

3. Path reduced at left
	...rget/title/or/status/display/filename
	1234567890123456789012345678901234567890

4. Path reduced in middle
	/too/long/to/in/...atus/display/filename
	1234567890123456789012345678901234567890

Comment 1 Ladislav Slezák 2006-11-22 10:19:05 UTC

I think the most useful is the last formatting (remove the path in the middle), for URLs it means that you will see the server name at the beginning and the file name at the end which most important.

Marked as a duplicate of #221163

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 221163 ***