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Re: Re: Re: truncating a line

by tilly (Archbishop)
on Jul 02, 2003 at 14:41 UTC ( [id://270823]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re: Re: truncating a line
in thread truncating a line

Because truncating and adding 3 dots leaves the length of the string at 20 chars. Why bother truncating and indicating a continuation unless you are going to wind up with a shorter string for the loss of information?

Trust me. This is a detail that users tend to notice.

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Re: Re: Re: Re: truncating a line
by fireartist (Chaplain) on Jul 08, 2003 at 10:24 UTC
    ah, I get you now. I had read a completely different meaning into what you originally wrote.

    You were saying to check that the string actually is more than 20 characters before chopping it to 20 chars and adding the dots.

    I had thought you were saying: choose a length longer than 20, because it'll read better for some reason.

    Well, glad that's cleared up then!

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