Add an elide function for shortening text

novelwriter/common.py

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ from PyQt5.QtCore import QCoreApplication, QUrl
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QColor, QDesktopServices
 
 from novelwriter.constants import nwConst, nwLabels, nwUnicode, trConst
-from novelwriter.enum import nwItemClass, nwItemType, nwItemLayout
+from novelwriter.enum import nwItemClass, nwItemLayout, nwItemType
 from novelwriter.error import logException
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
@@ -279,6 +279,13 @@ def simplified(text: str) -> str:
     return " ".join(str(text).strip().split())
 
 
+def elide(text: str, length: int) -> str:
+    """Elide a piece of text to a maximum length."""
+    if len(text) > (cut := max(4, length)):
+        return f"{text[:cut-4].rstrip()} ..."
+    return text
+
+
 def yesNo(value: int | bool | None) -> Literal["yes", "no"]:
     """Convert a boolean evaluated variable to a yes or no."""
     return "yes" if value else "no"

novelwriter/gui/itemdetails.py

@@ -26,12 +26,14 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import logging
 
 from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSlot
-from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QWidget, QGridLayout, QLabel
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QGridLayout, QLabel, QWidget
 
 from novelwriter import CONFIG, SHARED
-from novelwriter.constants import trConst, nwLabels
+from novelwriter.common import elide
+from novelwriter.constants import nwLabels, trConst
 from novelwriter.types import (
-    QtAlignLeft, QtAlignLeftBase, QtAlignRight, QtAlignRightBase, QtAlignRightMiddle
+    QtAlignLeft, QtAlignLeftBase, QtAlignRight, QtAlignRightBase,
+    QtAlignRightMiddle
 )
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -236,10 +238,6 @@ class GuiItemDetails(QWidget):
         # Label
         # =====
 
-        label = nwItem.itemName
-        if len(label) > 100:
-            label = label[:96].rstrip()+" ..."
-
         if nwItem.isFileType():
             if nwItem.isActive:
                 self.labelIcon.setPixmap(SHARED.theme.getPixmap("checked", (iPx, iPx)))
@@ -248,7 +246,7 @@ class GuiItemDetails(QWidget):
         else:
             self.labelIcon.setPixmap(SHARED.theme.getPixmap("noncheckable", (iPx, iPx)))
 
-        self.labelData.setText(label)
+        self.labelData.setText(elide(nwItem.itemName, 100))
 
         # Status
         # ======