Truncate text in CODE and QUOTE Tags

[WebbyB]

Hi,

I've noticed a consistant problem with forums using a fixed width.

If someone writes a line of code or a sentence without any character spacing - then it breaks the fixed width layout by spilling over the edge. This may happen aswell with text that is not wrapped in the BB Code or Quote tags.

Can you set a truncation option please for this reason in the Admin panel "Truncate joined text after x amount of characters" Amount: [ 100 ] (user definable)

Or something similar please.

Regards

:)

[TrixieTang]

Hi,

I've noticed a consistant problem with forums using a fixed width.

If someone writes a line of code or a sentence without any character spacing - then it breaks the fixed width layout by spilling over the edge. This may happen aswell with text that is not wrapped in the BB Code or Quote tags.

Can you set a truncation option please for this reason in the Admin panel "Truncate joined text after x amount of characters" Amount: [ 100 ] (user definable)

Or something similar please.

Regards

:)

There's already an option to break text after x many characters.

[X3773]

Just change the width and/or hide overflow for the CODE and QUOTE tags using CSS.

[bfarber]

1) The option already exists, as Flandre Scarlet pointed out
2) If you use codebox bbcode instead of code, it does what X3773 is talking about with the CSS

[WebbyB]

Where in the admin panel can I find this please?

[TrixieTang]

Where in the admin panel can I find this please?

I know it's somewhere in settings, I have leave in a couple minutes but I can check when I get back in a few hours.

[Morrigan]

Well the first is in the Post settings in the Tools & Settings page. The second is a default BBcode.

[codebox][/codebox]

[WebbyB]

Hey!

I have my truncate set at 80 (and always have done) - but it still won't break the line.

I guess it's somethign to do with the width of the codebox - though you say use codebox instead of code - That's fine for me - but how do the users do this - as when they use the text editor - they only have clickable buttons - and in doing so creates a [ code ] [/ code] - not codebox...?

How would I go about changing the css anyhoo?

[Morrigan]

You would go into Look & Feel > Edit your Styles CSS (Advanced or easy) find the .code class and add in:
max-width: ###px;
overflow: auto;

And it should do it.

Mind you, though, if a lot of your users are still using IE6 then max-width will not work. You will also be required to add:
width: ###px;