Provide an ellipsis after a long name instead of truncating it

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I changed my name on Meta Stack Exchange earlier today. I used 24 of the 30 allowed characters:

Mooseman is eating pizza

However, now on questions I have asked, and answers I posted or edited, it shows my name as

Mooseman is eating pizz

According to one source, 'pizz' is a shortened version of 'pizzicato', which is

a note or passage played by plucking strings

...but that's besides the point. Since 30 characters are allowed, and fewer than that are guaranteed to be visible...

Not sure that would be an improvement in your case: i.sstatic.net/cx3uJ.png — Oded, Commented Dec 5, 2014 at 20:07
What about: Mooseman's eating pizza ? (that suggested, I couldn't hazard a guess at what size pizza you ordered, given this question is 2 days old... Perhaps just a full name change to "Mooseman's ready to pop") — James, Commented Dec 7, 2014 at 21:45
@James I have no objections to Mooseman's eating pizza, but I can't change my name on MSE until next month because of the 30-day waiting period. — Mooseman, Commented Dec 8, 2014 at 12:50
@MichaelT It's replicating a space and an i, as in is. — James, Commented Dec 8, 2014 at 16:33

animuson · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-05 20:10:24Z

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It actually wouldn't require any JavaScript. They could easily fix that with CSS:

.user-info .user-details {
    text-overflow: ellipsis;
}

Personally I think it makes more sense to indicate that the name has been truncated, rather than just truncating and letting people wonder.

answered Dec 5, 2014 at 20:10

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Now just need someone to test this on Safari to make sure it doesn't burn down your house.
– Shog9 Mod
Commented Dec 5, 2014 at 20:11
@Shog Now I am afraid to test it... Anyway, thanks for warning :D And, assuming my house is SE, ain't you afraid that it will blow up?
– nicael
Commented Dec 5, 2014 at 20:12
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@Shog9 Seems to work fine.
– Qix - MONICA WAS MISTREATED
Commented Dec 5, 2014 at 20:20
@animuson This would be perfect; it just needs to be implemented.
– Mooseman
Commented Dec 6, 2014 at 17:26

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