[Bug 431084] [NEW] make brasero retain extension when truncating file names for windows

[Robert Lange]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: brasero

When I checked the "Increase compatibility with Windows" option before
burning my disk, Brasero warned me that it would have to truncate file
names longer than 64 characters in order to be Windows compatible.  I
allowed it and burned the disk.

The result was that Brasero did a hard cut of any characters after the
64 character limit.  Of course, this eliminated the file extensions,
which Windows needs in order to identify files.

Instead, Brasero should retain the extension (i.e., the last period, and
any non-period characters thereafter) and cut more of the filename.

Examples:

ORIGINAL 1:
qwertyuiopqwertyuiopqwertyuiopqwertyuiopqwertyuiopqwertyuiopqwertyuiop.foo

BAD 1:
qwertyuiopqwertyuiopqwertyuiopqwertyuiopqwertyuiopqwertyuiopqwer

GOOD 1:
qwertyuiopqwertyuiopqwertyuiopqwertyuiopqwertyuiopqwertyuiop.foo

ORIGINAL 2:
qwertyuiopqwertyuiopqwertyuiopqwertyuiopqwertyuiopqwertyuiopqwertyuiop.asdf

BAD 2:
(Same as bad 1)

GOOD 2:
qwertyuiopqwertyuiopqwertyuiopqwertyuiopqwertyuiopqwertyuio.asdf


Note that in the second example, the extension was 4 characters rather than 3,  so more of the file name was cut.

Bonus points if you trim off extraneous whitespace at the end of a
truncated filename, before reattaching the extension.

** Affects: brasero (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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make brasero retain extension when truncating file names for windows
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