RC4: Truncated file name in Folder Tab

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RC4: Truncated file name in Folder Tab

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:) Hello !

• It seems that the widths of the file-tabs have been limited with so long names in RC4, hence I get for instance :
image_with_a _long… instead
image_with_a_long_name.jpg
- Indeed, it's a feature, but a bit annoying :(

- Is it possible to restore the full normal auto-adjustment of the tab-lenght ?

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Re: [RC4] Limited tabs widths…

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Clo wrote:- Is it possible to restore the full normal auto-adjustment of the tab-lenght ?
Hm - not sure on this one. It's surely bad if filename is truncated. But it's also bad if you have a very wide tab. Perhaps increasing the maximum length a bit is sufficient. E.g. 60 characters should do for most cases.
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Post by Danny »

Or always expand all tabs across the whole length of the tab bar, and the more tabs are displayed simultaneously the smaller they become.
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lol I believe you mistyped 60, cause it may be a bit too wide (current width allows for 16 chars only).
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Olive wrote:lol I believe you mistyped 60, cause it may be a bit too wide (current width allows for 16 chars only).
Wanted to be on the safe side. 60 characters might be a bit too safe. ;-)
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One tab

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:) Hello !

- When I browse a dir in "View" with any Next / Previous file command, I get ONE tab only on the tab-header, so that doesn't matter if the tab is very wide !

- This is the right sense of my request…

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Re: One tab

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Clo wrote:- When I browse a dir in "View" with any Next / Previous file command, I get ONE tab only on the tab-header, so that doesn't matter if the tab is very wide !
Right. But some people might use XnView in a different way.
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Option---

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8) Most certainly, but why not (an) option(s) ? There are two lines only in the "Tab" configuration-page…

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Clo,

you can disable "Folder tabs" if you have just 1 or 2 tabs...
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I don't wish

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:) Hi !
Dreamer wrote:Clo,
you can disable "Folder tabs" if you have just 1 or 2 tabs...
- I don't wish to disable the tabs, I just want to get an option to define the caption-lenght as n… characters; this exists in Total Commander, plus the choice of several ranks if needed, close the tab by a 2-click and so on…

- It's a logical option, as soon as you have tabs in a program, while the “auto-size” is disabled by hard-coding…

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Re: I don't wish

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Let's first see whether a general solution for most/all people can be found. If not, let's talk about options, then.

Currently, the 16 characters are far too few. What about having a limit of let's say 50 characters? Wouldn't that be sufficient for most people?
For handling very long file names, there could be a tooltip which is shown when moving the mouse onto the folder tab.
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Re: I don't wish

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helmut wrote:Let's first see whether a general solution for most/all people can be found. If not, let's talk about options, then.

Currently, the 16 characters are far too few. What about having a limit of let's say 50 characters? Wouldn't that be sufficient for most people?
For handling very long file names, there could be a tooltip which is shown when moving the mouse onto the folder tab.
Ok, for 50 ;-)
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Re: I don't wish

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xnview wrote:
helmut wrote:Let's first see whether a general solution for most/all people can be found. If not, let's talk about options, then.

Currently, the 16 characters are far too few. What about having a limit of let's say 50 characters? Wouldn't that be sufficient for most people?
For handling very long file names, there could be a tooltip which is shown when moving the mouse onto the folder tab.
Ok, for 50 ;-)
This was a bit too quick decision, Pierre. Moved back to New/Open.
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Plz., let solve definitely !

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:arrow: Pierre et alter

:) Hello !
- To increase the tab-caption up to fifty characters is a "lasy" temporary workaround which'll not solve this issue definitely !
• Soon or later, a (a lot of) user(s) will request another amount of characters (more or less), hence an option is better already, anyway.

• This is not a big deal, it doesn't need a ton of codes. On the screen, we could have an option-box like :

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- Of course, it must be postponed to a (close) next version…
{ Note : the hotkeys here are a X-Mas wish still… }

• Pierre, please add this on your "To Do" list…

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To Pierre and alter,

I fully support the Claude's suggestion and think it's the best way to solve this problem.
So I insist, Pierre, please add this on your "To Do" list…

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