Improved display of recent items in project menu.

[ariebh]

It can be difficult to identify projects in the recently used section of the project menu when it is stored at a location with a long path. The width of the menu restricts how much of the path can be displayed, cutting of the project's enclosing folder.

I'll often see something like this C:\Users\Username\Documents\a\very\long\path\to\the... when attemting to access a project at C:\Users\Username\Documents\a\very\long\path\to\the\project\project-name. Truncating the path from the start rather than the end would improve this. ...\path\to\the\project\project-name

Preferred behaviour would be closer to that of the project menu in RStudio. In RStudio, recent items are displayed using project names, with paths shown only if there is a naming conflict in menu.

I'm unsure if this has already been discussed, or if I should create an issue for this.

[juliasilge]

Thanks for this report! Can you share what you mean by "project menu" in this case? A screenshot would be super helpful.

[ariebh]

Sorry, I wasn't entirely sure what it is called.

I mean the menu that is opend when you click on the button with the folder icon in this screen shot.

[juliasilge]

Ah thank you! I have opened #5301 to track and prioritize this work.