FileSelectFile does not display long default filenames properly

[Frozen Storm]

I'm using FileSelectFile to have the user find a fairly long-named executable file:

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dir := "C:\Potato"
FileSelectFile, file, 3, %dir%\HavokBehaviorPostProcess.exe, Find the location of your HavokBehaviorPostProcess.exe:, Executable Files (*.exe)
MsgBox, %file%

The above code displays the file selection dialog correctly, but the file name is not displayed fully:


Using a shorter filename solves the issue, but unfortunately the .exe is a piece of third party software.

This seems to be a display bug only, as simply pressing Open in the above dialog still prints out the proper filename in the MsgBox (and correctly detects that the file exists, as per FileSelectFile mode 3):

C:\Potato\HavokBehaviorPostProcess.exe

I believe this to be a bug, as another user had the same problem a while ago and it was not resolved, only the source code of FileSelectFile was posted. I am unfortunately fairly new to C++ (particularly GUIs in C++), so I wasn't able to locate the bug.

[lexikos]

This is standard Windows behaviour. I confirmed by using the following code at an interactive C# prompt:

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var fd = new System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog();
fd.FileName = "HavokBehaviorPostProcess.exe";
fd.ShowDialog();

This is a standard system dialog; AutoHotkey has virtually no control over how it is displayed. Its appearance differs between OS versions.

[just me]

The edit control in the dialog contains the complete file name. For some reason, long file names are scrolled to the left.

[icuurd12b42]

It may be because the file dialog was opened smaller than shown and then resized. not that this thought would help to a solution