Index: typo3/template.php
===================================================================
--- typo3/template.php	(revision 5374)
+++ typo3/template.php	(working copy)
@@ -1946,11 +1946,22 @@
 			// Is this a real page
 		if ($pageRecord['uid'])	{
 			$title = $pageRecord['_thePath'];
+                        $fullTitle = $pageRecord['_thePathFull'];
 		} else {
 			$title = $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SYS']['sitename'];
+                        $fullTitle = $title;
 		}
 			// Setting the path of the page
-		$pagePath = $LANG->sL('LLL:EXT:lang/locallang_core.php:labels.path', 1) . ': <span class="typo3-docheader-pagePath">' . htmlspecialchars(t3lib_div::fixed_lgd_cs($title, -50)) . '</span>';
+		$pagePath = $LANG->sL('LLL:EXT:lang/locallang_core.php:labels.path', 1) . ': <span class="typo3-docheader-pagePath">';
+                
+                    // crop the title after 50 chars
+                $cropLength = 50;
+                if ($title !== $fullTitle || strlen($title) > $cropLength) {
+                    $pagePath .= '<abbr title="' . htmlspecialchars($fullTitle) . '">' . htmlspecialchars(t3lib_div::fixed_lgd_cs($title, -$cropLength)) . '</abbr>';
+                } else {
+                    $pagePath .= htmlspecialchars(t3lib_div::fixed_lgd_cs($title, -$cropLength));
+                }
+                $pagePath .= '</span>';
 		return $pagePath;
 	}
 
Index: typo3/stylesheet.css
===================================================================
--- typo3/stylesheet.css	(revision 5374)
+++ typo3/stylesheet.css	(working copy)
@@ -1706,6 +1706,9 @@
 	font-weight: bold;
 }
 
+span.typo3-docheader-pagePath abbr {
+	border-bottom: none;
+}
 
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