Visual Filter on tab varies in position: Why?

Post by **j_c_hallgren** » 03 Sep 2006 23:20

Just wondering about this...may not be really a bug but a wish, as not sure!
When I have a VF applied to a tab, it shows (in most cases) right after the folder name, and separated by a "|"...fine...but when I have folders with what seems to be only multi-part names, the VF is at the extreme right of the tab!

So...which behavior is best? I'm not sure, but the inconsistency seems a bit odd.

jacky · Post by **jacky** » 04 Sep 2006 00:22

hmm... not sure what you mean by "the VF is at the extreme right of the tab" ??

It's always done the same way, adding "|" then the VF itself. Part of the location or the VF can be "cropped" a bit as XY tries to show the best of both (I actually like how this is done in XY, here or to show path on tab's header or column

), and if it can't be done the location is simply put on the Marked Text color.

Or, do you mean, sometimes you don't actually see the VF, eg you get "Folder|*.." or even ""Folder|.." ??
Either way, when the VF can't be fully shown on the Tab's header, you can have it on the tooltip!

Post by **j_c_hallgren** » 04 Sep 2006 00:46

On 5.10.17, what I'm seeing is something like:

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My Documents\Financial | *.zip

--but when a multi-part name (two or more words) --:

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My Documents\Work Folder Bkup        | *.zip

It still shows all the data, but the *.zip is right-justified on the tab, it appears, instead of trailing the folder name.

(I used the CODE tags to get a font that is fixed width)

Update: In the tooltips, the VF is STILL separated by a "\" and not "|"

Gandolf · Post by **Gandolf** » 04 Sep 2006 01:24

I see the effect, but I can't work out what triggers it, and I would call it a bug.

Path of "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\" with a filter *.jpg.

One tab: Filter is displayed following the path.
Two tabs: Filter is displayed to the extreme right of the tab.
Three tabs: Filter is displayed following the path, but the path name is truncated to "InstallShield Installation Information".
Four tabs: not enough space on the tab to display everything!

It is dependant on window width, reducing the width with a single tab the filter moves to the extreme right.

jacky · Post by **jacky** » 04 Sep 2006 01:26

oh well, I couldn't reproduce this.

Note for the tooltip: Yeah, I actually like it that way, looks better/makes more sense to me than with | (allthough I understand it takes less space that way

)
Not sure if it should be changed, but maybe so for consistency..... :unsure:

EDIT: oh yeah i could!

Seems to be linked to the number of chars as well as spaces, at least to me. Started to happen for me with this:
C:\1234567890 123456789012345678901\2 Spa\
then the VF was all the way to the right, but this one:
C:\1234567890 123456789012345678901\2 Sp\
was fine; and the first one with an underline instead of a space was fine too. Couldn't reproduce it at first cause I always have a few tabs opened so can get long names, they go "cropped" soon

Actually, and to the size of tabs, cause with my tabs happens on this:
R:\123 123\2

Post by **admin** » 04 Sep 2006 09:36

Yes, it was a bug.

And here's the solution to your guessing:
Conditions: caption is larger than half of the space, VF suffix is smaller than half of the space.