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From: Mikel on 3 Mar 2010 10:57 On Mar 3, 4:24 pm, BobF <notha...(a)no.spam> wrote: > With *my* VS2005 installation, the ellipsis are at the beginning of the > path. > > > > Joseph M. Newcomer wrote: > > Actually, the file menu doesn't give full information, either. > > > Consider that I have several variant projects representing different attempts to > > accomplish something: > > c:\CustomerName\Projects\Project1\Variant0\NameOfMyProject.sln > > c:\CustomerName\Projects\Project1\Variant1\NameOfMyProject.sln > > etc. > > > I see some variant of > > c:\CustomerName\...\NameOfMyProject.sln > > c:\CustomerName\...\NameOfMyProject.sln > > > The use of ... is one of the single worst ideas to have been foisted off on users. It > > ranks only with the idea that you can drop file extensions and still be left with > > something understandable. > > > I'm not sure which is the worse mistake: that it exists at all, or that it exists but > > cannot be turned off. > > joe > > > On Tue, 2 Mar 2010 11:19:16 -0800 (PST), Ajay Kalra <ajayka...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > >> On Mar 2, 12:38 pm, "James Juno" <j...(a)noplace.fake> wrote: > > >>> How about that. I wasn't even aware there was another way to get to recent > >>> projects. By habit, I completely ignore all that "noise" on the start page > >>> and go straight to the recent projects menu. > >> I only use the menu. For me most projects are named the same(various > >> branches of the same product) and Start Page doesnt give the full name > >> of the project (including directory) but menu does. > > Joseph M. Newcomer [MVP] > > email: newco...(a)flounder.com > > Web:http://www.flounder.com > >MVPTips:http://www.flounder.com/mvp_tips.htm- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - But why is there an ellipsis? My main display is 1600 pixels wide. I'm sure there's more than enough room for most paths there. So why do we need an ellipsis, if we could have the whole path?
From: Ajay Kalra on 3 Mar 2010 11:07 On Mar 3, 10:08 am, Joseph M. Newcomer <newco...(a)flounder.com> wrote: > Actually, the file menu doesn't give full information, either. > > Consider that I have several variant projects representing different attempts to > accomplish something: > c:\CustomerName\Projects\Project1\Variant0\NameOfMyProject.sln > c:\CustomerName\Projects\Project1\Variant1\NameOfMyProject.sln > etc. > > I see some variant of > c:\CustomerName\...\NameOfMyProject.sln > c:\CustomerName\...\NameOfMyProject.sln > > The use of ... is one of the single worst ideas to have been foisted off on users. It > ranks only with the idea that you can drop file extensions and still be left with > something understandable. I guess it must be the monitor resolution. I do have long path names but I dont see ellipsis. -- Ajay
From: Ajay Kalra on 3 Mar 2010 11:11 > Now, in the 20 years since I had that conversation with her, I've mellowed out. I do lots > more of things unrelated to software development. I would have never guessed. > But for sheer rush, there's *nothing* to compare to seeing a software project run correctly! Very true. Unfortunately it doesnt happen often(just the way it is) and when it does it wears off after some time and then you wait for the next time. -- Ajay
From: Hector Santos on 3 Mar 2010 11:23 Mikel wrote: > But why is there an ellipsis? My main display is 1600 pixels wide. I'm > sure there's more than enough room for most paths there. So why do we > need an ellipsis, if we could have the whole path? Relative paths for the project work space files. The basic idea is that you could move the folder somewhere else and everything will load correctly. Its also shorter, really somewhat independent of the display space, but it an help. Also, it helps with distribution a source code package. When its relative, you can download it, unzip and if the author didn't hardcode FQPN(Fully Qualified Path Names), then it should compile, link and run without a problem. Without relative paths, it would be a pain for people to share code. When you add a file to a project, the ide will automatically create/extract the relative path. It will keep the full path if its a "far" path (as oppose to near/within the sub-folder space). When you view the property of files, it will show the relative path and the calculated full path (which you can't change, dumb.) -- HLS
From: David Ching on 3 Mar 2010 11:58
"Joseph M. Newcomer" <newcomer(a)flounder.com> wrote in message news:efuso5d4o4g6sed51o39hvq5ef71l93op5(a)4ax.com... > Actually, the file menu doesn't give full information, either. > BTW, the Start Page gives the full path in the status bar at the bottom as you mouse over the project name in the start page. -- David |