diff --git a/src/dolphinpart.cpp b/src/dolphinpart.cpp
index fc7b74dc0c..81fbacb775 100644
--- a/src/dolphinpart.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphinpart.cpp
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ void DolphinPart::slotRequestItemInfo(const KFileItem& item)
if (item.isNull()) {
updateStatusBar();
} else {
- const QString escapedText = Qt::escape(item.getStatusBarInfo());
+ const QString escapedText = Qt::convertFromPlainText(item.getStatusBarInfo());
ReadOnlyPart::setStatusBarText(QString("%1").arg(escapedText));
}
}
diff --git a/src/statusbar/dolphinstatusbar.cpp b/src/statusbar/dolphinstatusbar.cpp
index 1489191720..bff9566420 100644
--- a/src/statusbar/dolphinstatusbar.cpp
+++ b/src/statusbar/dolphinstatusbar.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
#include
#include
#include
+#include
#include
#include
#include
@@ -324,10 +325,17 @@ void DolphinStatusBar::updateLabelText()
{
const QString text = m_text.isEmpty() ? m_defaultText : m_text;
+ // Set status bar text and elide it if too long
QFontMetrics fontMetrics(m_label->font());
const QString elidedText = fontMetrics.elidedText(text, Qt::ElideRight, m_label->width());
m_label->setText(elidedText);
- m_label->setToolTip(text == elidedText ? QString() : text);
+
+ // If the text has been elided, set the original text as tooltip
+ if (text != elidedText) {
+ m_label->setToolTip(Qt::convertFromPlainText(text));
+ } else {
+ m_label->setToolTip(QString());
+ }
}
void DolphinStatusBar::slotResetToDefaultText()