How to shorten full path names?

[Bart]

I was playing around with MinimizeName but it only gives me the file name. Is there some undocumented flag I need to set to get results like everyone (and help) is showing? 

Why don't you just look at it's sourcecode.
It's a pretty straightforward function.

Bart

[mas steindorff]

Your right, but I got it in my head the parameter was the string length and the MinimizeName() was a quick, simple function display aid.  The help did not suggest I was in error either:
"This function will return a shortened version of FileName, so that it fits on the given MaxWidth."   the word "pixels" does not even show up anywhere on the help page.

When I looked back at the example code posted here (after wp's correction) It was clear that I needed not only to pass the tcanvas of the display area but I also needed to do the Tcanvus math the function could have done itself (in a world where all characters are the same != real world).

Mas
   

[Bart]

Your right, but I got it in my head the parameter was the string length and the MinimizeName() was a quick, simple function display aid.  The help did not suggest I was in error either:
"This function will return a shortened version of FileName, so that it fits on the given MaxWidth."   the word "pixels" does not even show up anywhere on the help page.

Please file a bugreport if the documentation is unclear.
Don Siders can maybe look at it then.

Bart

[dsiders]

Your right, but I got it in my head the parameter was the string length and the MinimizeName() was a quick, simple function display aid.  The help did not suggest I was in error either:
"This function will return a shortened version of FileName, so that it fits on the given MaxWidth."   the word "pixels" does not even show up anywhere on the help page.

Please file a bugreport if the documentation is unclear.
Don Siders can maybe look at it then.

Bart

Corrected in 736e71078e. Thanks.