An ellipsis is a series of dots, (usually 3, i.e. "…") used to indicate the omission of a word within some text, or more commonly that the preceding text has been truncated.
Questions tagged [ellipsis]
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Ellipsis with C# (ending on a full word)
I'm trying to implement ellipsis in Umbraco, the requirement being 15 characters of intro text but always ending on a full word.
I thought of using XSLT, but then realised that I can use a simple extension method written in C# instead.
I can easily…
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How to fix text overflowing TextView with padding android:ellipsize="marquee"
On some Android devices (LG Google Nexus 5 with Android L and M) a TextView with android:ellipsize="marquee" and padding results in the text overflowing the textview. It occurs on the right side but not on the left side of the TextView, though,…
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Ellipsis on focused input
I have an input element with a placeholder which needs a CSS ellipsis. When there is no focus on the input, the ellipsis works correctly, but when I click on the input field, the ellipsis disappears and I see the full placeholder. How do I prevent…
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TextView: Add text after ellipsis or change ellipsis character
What I am trying to do
I am trying to have a TextView with
android:ellipsize="end"
android:maxLines="3"
that instead of the "..." has a "... Show More" at the end.
Where I am
If the TextView would be single line this would be easy as I could use 2…
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How can I use ellipses in a fluid width table without making each column the same size?
Let's say my columns in a table are id, name, description, and phone. The description column is 1-255 characters, but the id is only max 3 characters.
I'd like the columns to be appropriately sized rather than each column being the same size. And…
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Passing a class object with trivial copy constructor, but no output?
I tried this program with GCC and Clang, but both output nothing
#include
struct A {
A(){}
template
A(T &) {
std::cout << "copied!";
}
};
void f(...) { }
int main() {
A a;
f(a);
}
According to my Standards…
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Display dot-dot-dot progress in a WPF button
I found quite a few examples for showing progress where the progress bars and wheels are used however; I could find only one javascript example to show an ellipsis (dot-dot-dot) to refer progress hence I thought of asking this question. My app is…
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What is the precedence of the meta-operator ...?
What is the precedence of the meta-operator ... whose job is to unpack template type parameter packs? I imagine it's pretty low, but how low is it? The C++ standard says:
The precedence of operators is not directly specified, but it can be derived…
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Place text after dots inline with the second line of text overflow ellipsis
I need to hide a part of the text that is longer than 2 lines and add '...123 T.' as an indicator of the hidden overflow, like below:
What I have so far: https://plnkr.co/edit/NTlv4NpyhRTzJkNQ?preview
Html:
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How to make div ellipsis with multiple paragraphs inside it?
This is a sample text.
This is a 2nd sample text. existing inside a paragraph. I want to make this ellipsis to avoid overflow text.
This is a last paragraph which is not going to display as 3 lines are already…
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Output a hashtable of Arrays in Powershell
I am at my wits end. I am new to powershell and I have tried everything I have been able to find on this subject online. What I am trying to do is print a hashtable of arrays to a file without the stupid ellipsis appearing at the end of each array…
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Pass optional arguments to function, three dots
I'm confused how ... works.
tt = function(...) {
return(x)
}
Why doesn't tt(x = 2) return 2?
Instead it fails with the error:
Error in tt(x = 2) : object 'x' not found
Even though I'm passing x as argument ?
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How is ellipsis (...) localized?
I'm making a piece of software that is intended to be localized in the future. I'm wondering how ellipsis (the ... indication an action opens a new window/dialog) are typically localized.
Do all languages use ellipsis this way? Can I safely add the…
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React Native handling ellipsis when multiple Text components in a row
I am trying to build a comments section in React Native but I'm having trouble handling text overflow and ellipsis properly.
The structure is simple and looks as follows:
Ideally, when the username is long enough it should be trimmed and the action…
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Using text-overflow: ellipsis; on a parent div when the child is an input
I have multiple non-wrapping, inline child elements within a parent div that has a set width and text-overflow set to ellipsis.
When the last child is an anchor tag, the ellipses work fine, but when it's an input, the text just clips. Because the…
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