PHPBB3-14227 - Trim topic titles so it wont messup the layout

[Dragosvr92]

Ticket: https://tracker.phpbb.com/browse/PHPBB3-14227

[JoshyPHP]

That's a presentation issue. Maybe something that can be fixed with text-overflow.

[Dragosvr92]

I also find it a bit messy how the post buttons (edit, report, quote) panel uses a static margin for it entirely. The forced-margin-width applies for all buttons, even those that are unavailable to the users. We could use that space for the title.

But i guess that maybe we should keep the titles all at the same width...? I dont know. But it feels a bit weird.

[Arty]

It is caused by using display:inline-block instead of display:inline on topic title: viewtopic.php?p=284116#p284116

Trimming is not a solution. Fixing display mode is.

[Dragosvr92]

It is caused by using display:inline-block instead of display:inline on topic title: viewtopic.php?p=284116#p284116

Trimming is not a solution. Fixing display mode is.

Arty, The reason i proposed this wasnt because of the inline-block issue. But i did provide the image to show how long titles mess up the layout.
It was just a bonus to showing the problem.

The question still stands if we should have the title lengthen to a second line/paragraph, or just trim it to the available space on a responsive layout, and short. Show it fully in the title tag.

At the moment, i see phpbb allows the user to use 154 characters in its title. Thats okay, but even the full layout does not have the space to display it into one single line.

Also, check the title i added to this reply.... Does it look neat ? Imho, it doesnt.

[DavidIQ]

I don't see what's so terrible about text wrapping to the next line? That's how it should work without breaking other elements, which is how it's working now. There is also the possibility to have a really long username. Should we trim those too? As Arty said, trimming is not a solution. If something is breaking the layout then the layout needs fixing, not censoring or cutting off text.

[Dragosvr92]

If something is breaking the layout then the layout needs fixing, not censoring or cutting off text.

I suggested layout changes for the topic titles before, and it wasnt accepted as the users preferred the current layout as it is.
With long, large, prominent and useless repeating titles. viewtopic.php?f=81&t=45797

[DavidIQ]

But the layout isn't being broken in viewtopic so whatever you're complaining about here doesn't really make sense. The one issue in viewforum is already known and will get fixed.

[hanakin]

as DavidIQ has stated text-wrapping is part of the web it is an intended thing and does not break any layout issues. You can see wrapping all over the internet. the fact that you personally do not like it is a stylistic choice for your own forum to handle.

[Dragosvr92]

Okay, it is not broken. Just messed up. I guess it really doesnt make sense complaining about the great layout of the topic titles, especially on lower screen resolutions. The bellow attachment looks amazingly great.

This has nothing to do with my board. All the testing i did was on area51. I am only suggesting this based on prosilvers layout and how it should need some changes. Major ones. Until maybe sometime, someone dumps it and redesigns a better style. And remove or shring the useless repeating post-titles.