622374 - Link-hover URLs get too cropped (max-width too small?)

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 632634

(Firefox :: Toolbars and Customization, defect)

Description

[Ravi Pina [:ravi]]

Prior to FF4 the URL would display at what is now called the add-on bar when you mouse over a link.  The amount of unobstructed space allowed for the display of many more characters than the new implementation of showing the URL within the location bar.  The problem is compounded because the current location is preserved in whole or truncated form.

For example with a 1100px width window the location for opening this bug

  https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Firefox

is fully visible in the location bar.  The target URL

  https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/request.cgi?requester=ravi%40mozilla.com&requestee=ravi%40mozilla.com&do_union=1&group=type&action=queue

truncates to 

  https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/...&action=queue

and the current location truncates to

  https://bugzilla.mozill...
    
In FF3 even with all the add-ons I use the mouse over results in a preserved current location and in the add-on bar the URL shows is

  https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/request.cgi?requester=ravi%40mozilla.com&requestee=ravi%40mozilla.com&do_union=1&gro...
    
While I understand the need for the new behavior I would like to see the same presentation method (truncation in the middle vs. end) returned to the add-ons bar in addition of the location bar to preserve the same user experience from FF3.

Comment 1

[:Gavin Sharp [email: [e-mail]]]

Link-hover is in the new status-bar-like thing now, so I think this is WONTFIX.

Comment 2

[Ravi Pina [:ravi]]

Reopening per offline discussion.

Hopefully the Initial Description makes sense here but I can expand if necessary.

Comment 3

[:Gavin Sharp [email: [e-mail]]]

I'm not sure exactly why there's a 50% max-width to begin with. Seems like we could remove it, or increase it to 90% or something.