elementary / elementary/files

Improve path bar view of long path

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Description

The actual path bar view of long paths has design issues making navigation difficult.

path:

`/home/corsi/Dropbox/Insper/3s-ElementoDeSistemas/6-Avaliacoes/2020a/av4-simulado/tests/testsNasm/tst/pseudo`

actual files:

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1039615/85032246-fb058180-b155-11ea-8bf0-2afc0eb8e23c.png)

comparatives:

- gnome files 3.26.4

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1039615/85032835-aadaef00-b156-11ea-8d01-53add1294309.png)

gnome files crop the full path and allow to horizontal scroll to access other parts of the path that are not show.

- windows 10

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1039615/85033373-3e142480-b157-11ea-8e86-f23de6220e83.png)

windows crop the path as gnome, and it has this arrows to easy navigate on the path.

- mac os

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1039615/85034033-078ad980-b158-11ea-9d77-0d0b3a40f85c.png)

does not show the path and do not allow the user to navigate on it.

- dropbox

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1039615/85034336-5df81800-b158-11ea-92f7-e7c821a96e18.png)

does similar to windows

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