1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/microkde/kapplication.cpp b/microkde/kapplication.cpp
index 2c9e3b6..f36c5ae 100644
--- a/microkde/kapplication.cpp
+++ b/microkde/kapplication.cpp
@@ -174,9 +174,12 @@ int KApplication::createBackup( QString fn, QString dp, int numBup )
     QDir  bupDir ( dp );
     bool tryAgain = true;
     while ( tryAgain ) {
         if ( !bupDir.exists() ) {
-            KBackupPrefs noDir( i18n("<b>Backup directory does not exist: </b>") +  dp.right(30));
+            QString bd = dp.right(25);
+            if ( dp.length() > 25 )
+                bd  = "..." + bd;
+            KBackupPrefs noDir( i18n("<b>Backup directory does not exist: </b>") +  bd);
             if ( !noDir.exec() ) return 3;
             if ( noDir.againTomorrow() ) {
                 return 0;
             } else if ( noDir.later() ) {