4.5 features

[Jake Robb]

The logic I would suggest is as follows:

Certainly, if there is enough room to display the entire URL, do so.  If
not, begin by dropping the http://.  Then, remove www.  Next, start dropping
directories immediately following the domain name.  Favor dropping the end
of the top directory name, but after that, only drop entire directory names
at once.  When only the last directory is there, drop the top-level domain
(.com).  Finally, begin truncating the domain name, right to left.  For
example, this URL:

http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omniweb/5/beta/

Would be truncated as follows until one is found that fits in the available
space:

www.omnigroup.com/applications/omniweb/5/beta/
omnigroup.com/applications/omniweb/5/beta/
omnigroup.com/applica.../omniweb/5/beta/
omnigroup.com/appl.../omniweb/5/beta/
omnigroup.com/.../omniweb/5/beta/
omnigroup.com/.../5/beta/
omnigroup.com/.../beta/
omnigroup/.../beta/
omnigr.../beta/
omni.../beta/

My two cents.  :-)

-Jake



Manfred Schubert wrote:

> Am 19.02.2004 um 18:22 schrieb Eugene Lee:
> 
>> That's true.  Maybe OW should truncate long URLs (or replace long
>> middle
>> bits with an ellipsis) the way Finder does with long filenames.
> 
> Yes, please. Truncate the middle. The end is more important to see.
> 
> 
> Manfred
> 
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