stdlib: Introduce characters limit of formatted strings

The name of the io_lib_pretty:print/2 option 'max_chars' is changed to
'line_max_chars' (used by module shell only).

The new option for limiting the number of returned characters of
io_lib_pretty:print() is called 'chars_limit'.

4 files changed, 511 insertions, 232 deletions

diff --git a/lib/stdlib/src/io_lib.erl b/lib/stdlib/src/io_lib.erl
index e37c13093b..6be953f6ca 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/src/io_lib.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/src/io_lib.erl
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ format_prompt(Prompt, Encoding) ->
     do_format_prompt(add_modifier(Encoding, "p"), [Prompt]).
 
 do_format_prompt(Format, Args) ->
-    case catch io_lib:format(Format, Args) of
+    case catch format(Format, Args) of
 	{'EXIT',_} -> "???";
 	List -> List
     end.
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/src/io_lib_pretty.erl b/lib/stdlib/src/io_lib_pretty.erl
index 89e1931d2d..656d2ddd41 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/src/io_lib_pretty.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/src/io_lib_pretty.erl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %%
 %% %CopyrightBegin%
 %% 
-%% Copyright Ericsson AB 1996-2017. All Rights Reserved.
+%% Copyright Ericsson AB 1996-2018. All Rights Reserved.
 %% 
 %% Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 %% you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -45,20 +45,23 @@ print(Term) ->
 %% Used by the shell for printing records and for Unicode.
 
 -type rec_print_fun() :: fun((Tag :: atom(), NFields :: non_neg_integer()) ->
-                                  no | [FieldName :: atom()]).
+                                  'no' | [FieldName :: atom()]).
 -type column() :: integer().
+-type encoding() :: epp:source_encoding() | 'unicode'.
 -type line_length() :: pos_integer().
 -type depth() :: integer().
--type max_chars() :: integer().
+-type line_max_chars() :: integer().
+-type chars_limit() :: integer().
 
 -type chars() :: io_lib:chars().
--type option() :: {column, column()}
-                | {line_length, line_length()}
-                | {depth, depth()}
-                | {max_chars, max_chars()}
-                | {record_print_fun, rec_print_fun()}
-                | {strings, boolean()}
-                | {encoding, latin1 | utf8 | unicode}.
+-type option() :: {'chars_limit', chars_limit()}
+                | {'column', column()}
+                | {'depth', depth()}
+                | {'encoding', encoding()}
+                | {'line_length', line_length()}
+                | {'line_max_chars', line_max_chars()}
+                | {'record_print_fun', rec_print_fun()}
+                | {'strings', boolean()}.
 -type options() :: [option()].
 
 -spec print(term(), rec_print_fun()) -> chars();
@@ -68,11 +71,12 @@ print(Term, Options) when is_list(Options) ->
     Col = get_option(column, Options, 1),
     Ll = get_option(line_length, Options, 80),
     D = get_option(depth, Options, -1),
-    M = get_option(max_chars, Options, -1),
+    M = get_option(line_max_chars, Options, -1),
+    T = get_option(chars_limit, Options, -1),
     RecDefFun = get_option(record_print_fun, Options, no_fun),
     Encoding = get_option(encoding, Options, epp:default_encoding()),
     Strings = get_option(strings, Options, true),
-    print(Term, Col, Ll, D, M, RecDefFun, Encoding, Strings);
+    print(Term, Col, Ll, D, M, T, RecDefFun, Encoding, Strings);
 print(Term, RecDefFun) ->
     print(Term, -1, RecDefFun).
 
@@ -84,35 +88,43 @@ print(Term, Depth, RecDefFun) ->
 -spec print(term(), column(), line_length(), depth()) -> chars().
 
 print(Term, Col, Ll, D) ->
-    print(Term, Col, Ll, D, _M=-1, no_fun, latin1, true).
+    print(Term, Col, Ll, D, _M=-1, _T=-1, no_fun, latin1, true).
 
 -spec print(term(), column(), line_length(), depth(), rec_print_fun()) ->
                    chars().
 print(Term, Col, Ll, D, RecDefFun) ->
     print(Term, Col, Ll, D, _M=-1, RecDefFun).
 
--spec print(term(), column(), line_length(), depth(), max_chars(),
+-spec print(term(), column(), line_length(), depth(), line_max_chars(),
             rec_print_fun()) -> chars().
 
 print(Term, Col, Ll, D, M, RecDefFun) ->
-    print(Term, Col, Ll, D, M, RecDefFun, latin1, true).
+    print(Term, Col, Ll, D, M, _T=-1, RecDefFun, latin1, true).
 
 %% D = Depth, default -1 (infinite), or LINEMAX=30 when printing from shell
+%% T = chars_limit, that is, maximal number of characters, default -1
+%%   Used together with D to limit the output. It is possible that
+%%   more than T characters are returned.
 %% Col = current column, default 1
 %% Ll = line length/~p field width, default 80
 %% M = CHAR_MAX (-1 if no max, 60 when printing from shell)
-print(_, _, _, 0, _M, _RF, _Enc, _Str) -> "...";
-print(Term, Col, Ll, D, M, RecDefFun, Enc, Str) when Col =< 0 ->
+print(_, _, _, 0, _M, _T, _RF, _Enc, _Str) -> "...";
+print(_, _, _, _D, _M, 0, _RF, _Enc, _Str) -> "...";
+print(Term, Col, Ll, D, M, T, RecDefFun, Enc, Str) when Col =< 0 ->
     %% ensure Col is at least 1
-    print(Term, 1, Ll, D, M, RecDefFun, Enc, Str);
-print(Atom, _Col, _Ll, _D, _M, _RF, Enc, _Str) when is_atom(Atom) ->
+    print(Term, 1, Ll, D, M, T, RecDefFun, Enc, Str);
+print(Atom, _Col, _Ll, _D, _M, _T, _RF, Enc, _Str) when is_atom(Atom) ->
     write_atom(Atom, Enc);
-print(Term, Col, Ll, D, M0, RecDefFun, Enc, Str) when is_tuple(Term);
-                                                      is_list(Term);
-                                                      is_map(Term);
-                                                      is_bitstring(Term) ->
+print(Term, Col, Ll, D, M0, T, RecDefFun, Enc, Str) when is_tuple(Term);
+                                                         is_list(Term);
+                                                         is_map(Term);
+                                                         is_bitstring(Term) ->
     %% preprocess and compute total number of chars
-    If = {_S, Len} = print_length(Term, D, RecDefFun, Enc, Str),
+    {_, Len, _Dots, _} = If =
+        case T < 0 of
+            true -> print_length(Term, D, T, RecDefFun, Enc, Str);
+            false -> intermediate(Term, D, T, RecDefFun, Enc, Str)
+        end,
     %% use Len as CHAR_MAX if M0 = -1
     M = max_cs(M0, Len),
     if
@@ -126,7 +138,7 @@ print(Term, Col, Ll, D, M0, RecDefFun, Enc, Str) when is_tuple(Term);
                               1),
             pp(If, Col, Ll, M, TInd, indent(Col), 0, 0)
     end;
-print(Term, _Col, _Ll, _D, _M, _RF, _Enc, _Str) ->
+print(Term, _Col, _Ll, _D, _M, _T, _RF, _Enc, _Str) ->
     %% atomic data types (bignums, atoms, ...) are never truncated
     io_lib:write(Term).
 
@@ -147,28 +159,28 @@ max_cs(M, _Len) ->
         ?ATM(element(3, element(1, Pair)))). % Value
 -define(ATM_FLD(Field), ?ATM(element(4, element(1, Field)))).
 
-pp({_S, Len} = If, Col, Ll, M, _TInd, _Ind, LD, W) 
+pp({_S,Len,_,_} = If, Col, Ll, M, _TInd, _Ind, LD, W)
                       when Len < Ll - Col - LD, Len + W + LD =< M ->
     write(If);
-pp({{list,L}, _Len}, Col, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, LD, W) ->
+pp({{list,L}, _Len, _, _}, Col, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, LD, W) ->
     [$[, pp_list(L, Col + 1, Ll, M, TInd, indent(1, Ind), LD, $|, W + 1), $]];
-pp({{tuple,true,L}, _Len}, Col, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, LD, W) ->
+pp({{tuple,true,L}, _Len, _, _}, Col, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, LD, W) ->
     [${, pp_tag_tuple(L, Col, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, LD, W + 1), $}];
-pp({{tuple,false,L}, _Len}, Col, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, LD, W) ->
+pp({{tuple,false,L}, _Len, _, _}, Col, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, LD, W) ->
     [${, pp_list(L, Col + 1, Ll, M, TInd, indent(1, Ind), LD, $,, W + 1), $}];
-pp({{map,Pairs},_Len}, Col, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, LD, W) ->
+pp({{map,Pairs}, _Len, _, _}, Col, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, LD, W) ->
     [$#, ${, pp_map(Pairs, Col + 2, Ll, M, TInd, indent(2, Ind), LD, W + 1),
      $}];
-pp({{record,[{Name,NLen} | L]}, _Len}, Col, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, LD, W) ->
+pp({{record,[{Name,NLen} | L]}, _Len, _, _}, Col, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, LD, W) ->
     [Name, ${, pp_record(L, NLen, Col, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, LD, W + NLen+1), $}];
-pp({{bin,S}, _Len}, Col, Ll, M, _TInd, Ind, LD, W) ->
+pp({{bin,S}, _Len, _, _}, Col, Ll, M, _TInd, Ind, LD, W) ->
     pp_binary(S, Col + 2, Ll, M, indent(2, Ind), LD, W);
-pp({S, _Len}, _Col, _Ll, _M, _TInd, _Ind, _LD, _W) ->
+pp({S,_Len,_,_}, _Col, _Ll, _M, _TInd, _Ind, _LD, _W) ->
     S.
 
 %%  Print a tagged tuple by indenting the rest of the elements
 %%  differently to the tag. Tuple has size >= 2.
-pp_tag_tuple([{Tag,Tlen} | L], Col, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, LD, W) ->
+pp_tag_tuple([{Tag,Tlen,_,_} | L], Col, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, LD, W) ->
     %% this uses TInd
     TagInd = Tlen + 2,
     Tcol = Col + TagInd,
@@ -184,18 +196,18 @@ pp_tag_tuple([{Tag,Tlen} | L], Col, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, LD, W) ->
     end.
 
 pp_map([], _Col, _Ll, _M, _TInd, _Ind, _LD, _W) ->
-    "";
-pp_map({dots, _}, _Col, _Ll, _M, _TInd, _Ind, _LD, _W) ->
-    "...";
+    "";                                         % cannot happen
+pp_map({dots, _, _, _}, _Col, _Ll, _M, _TInd, _Ind, _LD, _W) ->
+    "...";                                      % cannot happen
 pp_map([P | Ps], Col, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, LD, W) ->
     {PS, PW} = pp_pair(P, Col, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, last_depth(Ps, LD), W),
     [PS | pp_pairs_tail(Ps, Col, Col + PW, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, LD, PW)].
 
 pp_pairs_tail([], _Col0, _Col, _Ll, _M, _TInd, _Ind, _LD, _W) ->
     "";
-pp_pairs_tail({dots, _}, _Col0, _Col, _M, _Ll, _TInd, _Ind, _LD, _W) ->
+pp_pairs_tail({dots, _, _, _}, _Col0, _Col, _M, _Ll, _TInd, _Ind, _LD, _W) ->
     ",...";
-pp_pairs_tail([{_, Len}=P | Ps], Col0, Col, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, LD, W) ->
+pp_pairs_tail([{_, Len, _, _}=P | Ps], Col0, Col, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, LD, W) ->
     LD1 = last_depth(Ps, LD),
     ELen = 1 + Len,
     if
@@ -209,7 +221,7 @@ pp_pairs_tail([{_, Len}=P | Ps], Col0, Col, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, LD, W) ->
              pp_pairs_tail(Ps, Col0, Col0 + PW, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, LD, PW)]
     end.
 
-pp_pair({_, Len}=Pair, Col, Ll, M, _TInd, _Ind, LD, W)
+pp_pair({_, Len, _, _}=Pair, Col, Ll, M, _TInd, _Ind, LD, W)
          when Len < Ll - Col - LD, Len + W + LD =< M ->
     {write_pair(Pair), if
                           ?ATM_PAIR(Pair) ->
@@ -217,7 +229,7 @@ pp_pair({_, Len}=Pair, Col, Ll, M, _TInd, _Ind, LD, W)
                           true ->
                               Ll % force nl
                       end};
-pp_pair({{map_pair, K, V}, _Len}, Col0, Ll, M, TInd, Ind0, LD, W) ->
+pp_pair({{map_pair, K, V}, _Len, _, _}, Col0, Ll, M, TInd, Ind0, LD, W) ->
     I = map_value_indent(TInd),
     Ind = indent(I, Ind0),
     {[pp(K, Col0, Ll, M, TInd, Ind0, LD, W), " =>\n",
@@ -225,7 +237,7 @@ pp_pair({{map_pair, K, V}, _Len}, Col0, Ll, M, TInd, Ind0, LD, W) ->
 
 pp_record([], _Nlen, _Col, _Ll, _M, _TInd, _Ind, _LD, _W) ->
     "";
-pp_record({dots, _}, _Nlen, _Col, _Ll, _M, _TInd, _Ind, _LD, _W) ->
+pp_record({dots, _, _, _}, _Nlen, _Col, _Ll, _M, _TInd, _Ind, _LD, _W) ->
     "...";
 pp_record([F | Fs], Nlen, Col0, Ll, M, TInd, Ind0, LD, W0) ->
     Nind = Nlen + 1,
@@ -235,9 +247,9 @@ pp_record([F | Fs], Nlen, Col0, Ll, M, TInd, Ind0, LD, W0) ->
 
 pp_fields_tail([], _Col0, _Col, _Ll, _M, _TInd, _Ind, _LD, _W) ->
     "";
-pp_fields_tail({dots, _}, _Col0, _Col, _M, _Ll, _TInd, _Ind, _LD, _W) ->
+pp_fields_tail({dots, _, _ ,_}, _Col0, _Col, _M, _Ll, _TInd, _Ind, _LD, _W) ->
     ",...";
-pp_fields_tail([{_, Len}=F | Fs], Col0, Col, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, LD, W) ->
+pp_fields_tail([{_, Len, _, _}=F | Fs], Col0, Col, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, LD, W) ->
     LD1 = last_depth(Fs, LD),
     ELen = 1 + Len,
     if
@@ -251,7 +263,7 @@ pp_fields_tail([{_, Len}=F | Fs], Col0, Col, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, LD, W) ->
              pp_fields_tail(Fs, Col0, Col0 + FW, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, LD, FW)]
     end.
 
-pp_field({_, Len}=Fl, Col, Ll, M, _TInd, _Ind, LD, W) 
+pp_field({_, Len, _, _}=Fl, Col, Ll, M, _TInd, _Ind, LD, W)
          when Len < Ll - Col - LD, Len + W + LD =< M ->
     {write_field(Fl), if
                           ?ATM_FLD(Fl) -> 
@@ -259,7 +271,7 @@ pp_field({_, Len}=Fl, Col, Ll, M, _TInd, _Ind, LD, W)
                           true -> 
                               Ll % force nl
                       end};
-pp_field({{field, Name, NameL, F}, _Len}, Col0, Ll, M, TInd, Ind0, LD, W0) ->
+pp_field({{field, Name, NameL, F},_,_, _}, Col0, Ll, M, TInd, Ind0, LD, W0) ->
     {Col, Ind, S, W} = rec_indent(NameL, TInd, Col0, Ind0, W0 + NameL),
     Sep = case S of
               [$\n | _] -> " =";
@@ -286,15 +298,15 @@ rec_indent(RInd, TInd, Col0, Ind0, W0) ->
         end,
     {Col, Ind, S, W}.
 
-pp_list({dots, _}, _Col0, _Ll, _M, _TInd, _Ind, _LD, _S, _W) ->
+pp_list({dots, _, _, _}, _Col0, _Ll, _M, _TInd, _Ind, _LD, _S, _W) ->
     "...";
 pp_list([E | Es], Col0, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, LD, S, W) ->
     {ES, WE} = pp_element(E, Col0, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, last_depth(Es, LD), W),
     [ES | pp_tail(Es, Col0, Col0 + WE, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, LD, S, W + WE)].
 
 pp_tail([], _Col0, _Col, _Ll, _M, _TInd, _Ind, _LD, _S, _W) ->
-    "";
-pp_tail([{_, Len}=E | Es], Col0, Col, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, LD, S, W) ->
+    [];
+pp_tail([{_, Len, _, _}=E | Es], Col0, Col, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, LD, S, W) ->
     LD1 = last_depth(Es, LD),
     ELen = 1 + Len,
     if 
@@ -307,9 +319,9 @@ pp_tail([{_, Len}=E | Es], Col0, Col, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, LD, S, W) ->
             [$,, $\n, Ind, ES | 
              pp_tail(Es, Col0, Col0 + WE, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, LD, S, WE)]
     end;
-pp_tail({dots, _}, _Col0, _Col, _Ll, _M, _TInd, _Ind, _LD, S, _W) ->
+pp_tail({dots, _, _, _}, _Col0, _Col, _Ll, _M, _TInd, _Ind, _LD, S, _W) ->
     [S | "..."];
-pp_tail({_, Len}=E, _Col0, Col, Ll, M, _TInd, _Ind, LD, S, W) 
+pp_tail({_, Len, _, _}=E, _Col0, Col, Ll, M, _TInd, _Ind, LD, S, W)
                   when Len + 1 < Ll - Col - (LD + 1), 
                        Len + 1 + W + (LD + 1) =< M, 
                        ?ATM(E) ->
@@ -317,7 +329,7 @@ pp_tail({_, Len}=E, _Col0, Col, Ll, M, _TInd, _Ind, LD, S, W)
 pp_tail(E, Col0, _Col, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, LD, S, _W) ->
     [S, $\n, Ind | pp(E, Col0, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, LD + 1, 0)].
 
-pp_element({_, Len}=E, Col, Ll, M, _TInd, _Ind, LD, W) 
+pp_element({_, Len, _, _}=E, Col, Ll, M, _TInd, _Ind, LD, W)
            when Len < Ll - Col - LD, Len + W + LD =< M, ?ATM(E) ->
     {write(E), Len};
 pp_element(E, Col, Ll, M, TInd, Ind, LD, W) ->
@@ -348,42 +360,42 @@ pp_binary(S, N, _N0, Ind) ->
     end.
 
 %% write the whole thing on a single line
-write({{tuple, _IsTagged, L}, _}) ->
+write({{tuple, _IsTagged, L}, _, _, _}) ->
     [${, write_list(L, $,), $}];
-write({{list, L}, _}) ->
+write({{list, L}, _, _, _}) ->
     [$[, write_list(L, $|), $]];
-write({{map, Pairs}, _}) ->
+write({{map, Pairs}, _, _, _}) ->
     [$#,${, write_list(Pairs, $,), $}];
-write({{map_pair, _K, _V}, _}=Pair) ->
+write({{map_pair, _K, _V}, _, _, _}=Pair) ->
     write_pair(Pair);
-write({{record, [{Name,_} | L]}, _}) ->
+write({{record, [{Name,_} | L]}, _, _, _}) ->
     [Name, ${, write_fields(L), $}];
-write({{bin, S}, _}) ->
+write({{bin, S}, _, _, _}) ->
     S;
-write({S, _}) ->
+write({S, _, _, _}) ->
     S.
 
-write_pair({{map_pair, K, V}, _}) ->
+write_pair({{map_pair, K, V}, _, _, _}) ->
     [write(K), " => ", write(V)].
 
 write_fields([]) ->
     "";
-write_fields({dots, _}) ->
+write_fields({dots, _, _, _}) ->
     "...";
 write_fields([F | Fs]) ->
     [write_field(F) | write_fields_tail(Fs)].
 
 write_fields_tail([]) ->
     "";
-write_fields_tail({dots, _}) ->
+write_fields_tail({dots, _, _, _}) ->
     ",...";
 write_fields_tail([F | Fs]) ->
     [$,, write_field(F) | write_fields_tail(Fs)].
 
-write_field({{field, Name, _NameL, F}, _}) ->
+write_field({{field, Name, _NameL, F}, _, _, _}) ->
     [Name, " = " | write(F)].
 
-write_list({dots, _}, _S) ->
+write_list({dots, _, _, _}, _S) ->
     "...";
 write_list([E | Es], S) ->
     [write(E) | write_tail(Es, S)].
@@ -392,192 +404,339 @@ write_tail([], _S) ->
     [];
 write_tail([E | Es], S) ->
     [$,, write(E) | write_tail(Es, S)];
-write_tail({dots, _}, S) ->
+write_tail({dots, _, _, _}, S) ->
     [S | "..."];
 write_tail(E, S) ->
     [S | write(E)].
 
+-type more() :: fun((chars_limit(), DeltaDepth :: non_neg_integer()) ->
+                            intermediate_format()).
+
+-type if_list() :: maybe_improper_list(intermediate_format(),
+                                       {'dots', non_neg_integer(),
+                                        non_neg_integer(), more()}).
+
+-type intermediate_format() ::
+        {chars()
+         | {'bin', chars()}
+         | 'dots'
+         | {'field', Name :: chars(), NameLen :: non_neg_integer(),
+                     intermediate_format()}
+         | {'list', if_list()}
+         | {'map', if_list()}
+         | {'map_pair', K :: intermediate_format(),
+                        V :: intermediate_format()}
+         | {'record', [{Name :: chars(), NameLen :: non_neg_integer()}
+                       | if_list()]}
+         | {'tuple', IsTagged :: boolean(), if_list()},
+         Len :: non_neg_integer(),
+         NumOfDots :: non_neg_integer(),
+         More :: more() | 'no_more'
+        }.
+
+-spec intermediate(term(), depth(), chars_limit(), rec_print_fun(),
+                   encoding(), boolean()) -> intermediate_format().
+
+intermediate(Term, D, T, RF, Enc, Str) when T >= 0 ->
+    D0 = 1,
+    If = print_length(Term, D0, T, RF, Enc, Str),
+    case If of
+        {_, Len, Dots, _} when Dots =:= 0; Len > T; D =:= 1 ->
+            If;
+        _ ->
+            find_upper(If, Term, T, D0, 2, D, RF, Enc, Str)
+    end.
+
+find_upper(Lower, Term, T, Dl, Dd, D, RF, Enc, Str) ->
+    Dd2 = Dd * 2,
+    D1 = case D < 0 of
+             true -> Dl + Dd2;
+             false -> min(Dl + Dd2, D)
+         end,
+    If = expand(Lower, T, D1 - Dl),
+    case If of
+        {_, _, _Dots=0, _} -> % even if Len > T
+            If;
+        {_, Len, _, _} when Len =< T, D1 < D orelse D < 0 ->
+	    find_upper(If, Term, T, D1, Dd2, D, RF, Enc, Str);
+        _ ->
+	    search_depth(Lower, If, Term, T, Dl, D1, RF, Enc, Str)
+    end.
+
+%% Lower has NumOfDots > 0 and Len =< T.
+%% Upper has NumOfDots > 0 and Len > T.
+search_depth(Lower, Upper, _Term, T, Dl, Du, _RF, _Enc, _Str)
+        when Du - Dl =:= 1 ->
+    %% The returned intermediate format has Len >= T.
+    case Lower of
+        {_, T, _, _} ->
+            Lower;
+        _ ->
+            Upper
+    end;
+search_depth(Lower, Upper, Term, T, Dl, Du, RF, Enc, Str) ->
+    D1 = (Dl  + Du) div 2,
+    If = expand(Lower, T, D1 - Dl),
+    case If of
+	{_, Len, _, _} when Len > T ->
+            %% Len can be greater than Upper's length.
+            %% This is a bit expensive since the work to
+            %% crate Upper is wasted. It is the price
+            %% to pay to get a more balanced output.
+            search_depth(Lower, If, Term, T, Dl, D1, RF, Enc, Str);
+        _ ->
+            search_depth(If, Upper, Term, T, D1, Du, RF, Enc, Str)
+    end.
+
 %% The depth (D) is used for extracting and counting the characters to
 %% print. The structure is kept so that the returned intermediate
 %% format can be formatted. The separators (list, tuple, record, map) are
 %% counted but need to be added later.
 
 %% D =/= 0
-print_length([], _D, _RF, _Enc, _Str) ->
-    {"[]", 2};
-print_length({}, _D, _RF, _Enc, _Str) ->
-    {"{}", 2};
-print_length(#{}=M, _D, _RF, _Enc, _Str) when map_size(M) =:= 0 ->
-    {"#{}", 3};
-print_length(Atom, _D, _RF, Enc, _Str) when is_atom(Atom) ->
+print_length([], _D, _T, _RF, _Enc, _Str) ->
+    {"[]", 2, 0, no_more};
+print_length({}, _D, _T, _RF, _Enc, _Str) ->
+    {"{}", 2, 0, no_more};
+print_length(#{}=M, _D, _T, _RF, _Enc, _Str) when map_size(M) =:= 0 ->
+    {"#{}", 3, 0, no_more};
+print_length(Atom, _D, _T, _RF, Enc, _Str) when is_atom(Atom) ->
     S = write_atom(Atom, Enc),
-    {S, lists:flatlength(S)};
-print_length(List, D, RF, Enc, Str) when is_list(List) ->
+    {S, string:length(S), 0, no_more};
+print_length(List, D, T, RF, Enc, Str) when is_list(List) ->
     %% only flat lists are "printable"
-    case Str andalso printable_list(List, D, Enc) of
+    case Str andalso printable_list(List, D, T, Enc) of
         true ->
             %% print as string, escaping double-quotes in the list
             S = write_string(List, Enc),
-            {S, length(S)};
-        %% Truncated lists could break some existing code.
-        % {true, Prefix} ->
-        %    S = write_string(Prefix, Enc),
-        %    {[S | "..."], 3 + length(S)};
+            {S, length(S), 0, no_more};
+        {true, Prefix} ->
+            %% Truncated lists when T < 0 could break some existing code.
+            S = write_string(Prefix, Enc),
+            %% NumOfDots = 0 to avoid looping--increasing the depth
+            %% does not make Prefix longer.
+            {[S | "..."], 3 + length(S), 0, no_more};
         false ->
-            print_length_list(List, D, RF, Enc, Str)
+            case print_length_list(List, D, T, RF, Enc, Str) of
+                {What, Len, Dots, _More} when Dots > 0 ->
+                    More = fun(T1, Dd) ->
+                                   ?FUNCTION_NAME(List, D+Dd, T1, RF, Enc, Str)
+                           end,
+                    {What, Len, Dots, More};
+                If ->
+                    If
+            end
     end;
-print_length(Fun, _D, _RF, _Enc, _Str) when is_function(Fun) ->
+print_length(Fun, _D, _T, _RF, _Enc, _Str) when is_function(Fun) ->
     S = io_lib:write(Fun),
-    {S, iolist_size(S)};
-print_length(R, D, RF, Enc, Str) when is_atom(element(1, R)),
-                                      is_function(RF) ->
+    {S, iolist_size(S), 0, no_more};
+print_length(R, D, T, RF, Enc, Str) when is_atom(element(1, R)),
+                                         is_function(RF) ->
     case RF(element(1, R), tuple_size(R) - 1) of
         no -> 
-            print_length_tuple(R, D, RF, Enc, Str);
+            print_length_tuple(R, D, T, RF, Enc, Str);
         RDefs ->
-            print_length_record(R, D, RF, RDefs, Enc, Str)
+            print_length_record(R, D, T, RF, RDefs, Enc, Str)
     end;
-print_length(Tuple, D, RF, Enc, Str) when is_tuple(Tuple) ->
-    print_length_tuple(Tuple, D, RF, Enc, Str);
-print_length(Map, D, RF, Enc, Str) when is_map(Map) ->
-    print_length_map(Map, D, RF, Enc, Str);
-print_length(<<>>, _D, _RF, _Enc, _Str) ->
-    {"<<>>", 4};
-print_length(<<_/bitstring>>, 1, _RF, _Enc, _Str) ->
-    {"<<...>>", 7};
-print_length(<<_/bitstring>>=Bin, D, _RF, Enc, Str) ->
-    case bit_size(Bin) rem 8 of
-        0 ->
-	    D1 = D - 1, 
-	    case Str andalso printable_bin(Bin, D1, Enc) of
-                {true, List} when is_list(List) ->
-                    S = io_lib:write_string(List, $"), %"
-	            {[$<,$<,S,$>,$>], 4 + length(S)};
-                {false, List} when is_list(List) ->
-                    S = io_lib:write_string(List, $"), %"
-	            {[$<,$<,S,"/utf8>>"], 9 + length(S)};
-	        {true, true, Prefix} ->
-	            S = io_lib:write_string(Prefix, $"), %"
-	            {[$<,$<, S | "...>>"], 7 + length(S)};
-	        {false, true, Prefix} ->
-                    S = io_lib:write_string(Prefix, $"), %"
-	            {[$<,$<, S | "/utf8...>>"], 12 + length(S)};
-	        false ->
-	            S = io_lib:write(Bin, D),
-	            {{bin,S}, iolist_size(S)}
-	    end;
-        _ ->
-           S = io_lib:write(Bin, D),
-	   {{bin,S}, iolist_size(S)}
+print_length(Tuple, D, T, RF, Enc, Str) when is_tuple(Tuple) ->
+    print_length_tuple(Tuple, D, T, RF, Enc, Str);
+print_length(Map, D, T, RF, Enc, Str) when is_map(Map) ->
+    print_length_map(Map, D, T, RF, Enc, Str);
+print_length(<<>>, _D, _T, _RF, _Enc, _Str) ->
+    {"<<>>", 4, 0, no_more};
+print_length(<<_/bitstring>> = Bin, 1, _T, RF, Enc, Str) ->
+    More = fun(T1, Dd) -> ?FUNCTION_NAME(Bin, 1+Dd, T1, RF, Enc, Str) end,
+    {"<<...>>", 7, 3, More};
+print_length(<<_/bitstring>> = Bin, D, T, RF, Enc, Str) ->
+    D1 = D - 1,
+    case
+        Str andalso
+        (bit_size(Bin) rem 8) =:= 0 andalso
+        printable_bin0(Bin, D1, tsub(T, 6), Enc)
+    of
+        {true, List} when is_list(List) ->
+            S = io_lib:write_string(List, $"), %"
+            {[$<,$<,S,$>,$>], 4 + length(S), 0, no_more};
+        {false, List} when is_list(List) ->
+            S = io_lib:write_string(List, $"), %"
+            {[$<,$<,S,"/utf8>>"], 9 + length(S), 0, no_more};
+        {true, true, Prefix} ->
+            S = io_lib:write_string(Prefix, $"), %"
+            More = fun(T1, Dd) ->
+                           ?FUNCTION_NAME(Bin, D+Dd, T1, RF, Enc, Str)
+                   end,
+            {[$<,$<,S|"...>>"], 7 + length(S), 3, More};
+        {false, true, Prefix} ->
+            S = io_lib:write_string(Prefix, $"), %"
+            More = fun(T1, Dd) ->
+                           ?FUNCTION_NAME(Bin, D+Dd, T1, RF, Enc, Str)
+                   end,
+            {[$<,$<,S|"/utf8...>>"], 12 + length(S), 3, More};
+        false when byte_size(Bin) < D ->
+            S = io_lib:write(Bin, D),
+            {{bin, S}, iolist_size(S), 0, no_more};
+        false ->
+            S = io_lib:write(Bin, D),
+            More = fun(T1, Dd) ->
+                           ?FUNCTION_NAME(Bin, D+Dd, T1, RF, Enc, Str)
+                   end,
+            {{bin, S}, iolist_size(S), 3, More}
     end;    
-print_length(Term, _D, _RF, _Enc, _Str) ->
+print_length(Term, _D, _T, _RF, _Enc, _Str) ->
     S = io_lib:write(Term),
     %% S can contain unicode, so iolist_size(S) cannot be used here
-    {S, string:length(S)}.
-
-print_length_map(_Map, 1, _RF, _Enc, _Str) ->
-    {"#{...}", 6};
-print_length_map(Map, D, RF, Enc, Str) when is_map(Map) ->
-    Pairs = print_length_map_pairs(limit_map(maps:iterator(Map), D, []), D, RF, Enc, Str),
-    {{map, Pairs}, list_length(Pairs, 3)}.
-
-limit_map(_I, 0, Acc) ->
-    Acc;
-limit_map(I, D, Acc) ->
-    case maps:next(I) of
-        {K, V, NextI} ->
-            limit_map(NextI, D-1, [{K,V} | Acc]);
-        none ->
-            Acc
-    end.
-
-print_length_map_pairs([], _D, _RF, _Enc, _Str) ->
+    {S, string:length(S), 0, no_more}.
+
+print_length_map(Map, 1, _T, RF, Enc, Str) ->
+    More = fun(T1, Dd) -> ?FUNCTION_NAME(Map, 1+Dd, T1, RF, Enc, Str) end,
+    {"#{...}", 6, 3, More};
+print_length_map(Map, D, T, RF, Enc, Str) when is_map(Map) ->
+    Next = maps:next(maps:iterator(Map)),
+    PairsS = print_length_map_pairs(Next, D, tsub(T, 3), RF, Enc, Str),
+    {Len, Dots} = list_length(PairsS, 3, 0),
+    {{map, PairsS}, Len, Dots, no_more}.
+
+print_length_map_pairs(none, _D, _T, _RF, _Enc, _Str) ->
     [];
-print_length_map_pairs(_Pairs, 1, _RF, _Enc, _Str) ->
-    {dots, 3};
-print_length_map_pairs([{K, V} | Pairs], D, RF, Enc, Str) ->
-    [print_length_map_pair(K, V, D - 1, RF, Enc, Str) |
-     print_length_map_pairs(Pairs, D - 1, RF, Enc, Str)].
-
-print_length_map_pair(K, V, D, RF, Enc, Str) ->
-    {KS, KL} = print_length(K, D, RF, Enc, Str),
-    {VS, VL} = print_length(V, D, RF, Enc, Str),
+print_length_map_pairs(Term, D, T, RF, Enc, Str) when D =:= 1; T =:= 0->
+    More = fun(T1, Dd) -> ?FUNCTION_NAME(Term, D+Dd, T1, RF, Enc, Str) end,
+    {dots, 3, 3, More};
+print_length_map_pairs({K, V, Iter}, D, T, RF, Enc, Str) ->
+    Pair1 = print_length_map_pair(K, V, D - 1, tsub(T, 1), RF, Enc, Str),
+    {_, Len1, _, _} = Pair1,
+    Next = maps:next(Iter),
+    [Pair1 |
+     print_length_map_pairs(Next, D - 1, tsub(T, Len1+1), RF, Enc, Str)].
+
+print_length_map_pair(K, V, D, T, RF, Enc, Str) ->
+    {_, KL, KD, _} = P1 = print_length(K, D, T, RF, Enc, Str),
     KL1 = KL + 4,
-    {{map_pair, {KS, KL1}, {VS, VL}}, KL1 + VL}.
-
-print_length_tuple(_Tuple, 1, _RF, _Enc, _Str) ->
-    {"{...}", 5};
-print_length_tuple(Tuple, D, RF, Enc, Str) ->
-    L = print_length_list1(tuple_to_list(Tuple), D, RF, Enc, Str),
+    {_, VL, VD, _} = P2 = print_length(V, D, tsub(T, KL1), RF, Enc, Str),
+    {{map_pair, P1, P2}, KL1 + VL, KD + VD, no_more}.
+
+print_length_tuple(Tuple, 1, _T, RF, Enc, Str) ->
+    More = fun(T1, Dd) -> ?FUNCTION_NAME(Tuple, 1+Dd, T1, RF, Enc, Str) end,
+    {"{...}", 5, 3, More};
+print_length_tuple(Tuple, D, T, RF, Enc, Str) ->
+    L = print_length_list1(tuple_to_list(Tuple), D, tsub(T, 2), RF, Enc, Str),
     IsTagged = is_atom(element(1, Tuple)) and (tuple_size(Tuple) > 1),
-    {{tuple,IsTagged,L}, list_length(L, 2)}.
+    {Len, Dots} = list_length(L, 2, 0),
+    {{tuple,IsTagged,L}, Len, Dots, no_more}.
 
-print_length_record(_Tuple, 1, _RF, _RDefs, _Enc, _Str) ->
-    {"{...}", 5};
-print_length_record(Tuple, D, RF, RDefs, Enc, Str) ->
+print_length_record(Tuple, 1, _T, RF, RDefs, Enc, Str) ->
+    More = fun(T1, Dd) ->
+                   ?FUNCTION_NAME(Tuple, 1+Dd, T1, RF, RDefs, Enc, Str)
+           end,
+    {"{...}", 5, 3, More};
+print_length_record(Tuple, D, T, RF, RDefs, Enc, Str) ->
     Name = [$# | write_atom(element(1, Tuple), Enc)],
-    NameL = length(Name),
+    NameL = string:length(Name),
     Elements = tl(tuple_to_list(Tuple)),
-    L = print_length_fields(RDefs, D - 1, Elements, RF, Enc, Str),
-    {{record, [{Name,NameL} | L]}, list_length(L, NameL + 2)}.
+    T1 = tsub(T, NameL+2),
+    L = print_length_fields(RDefs, D - 1, T1, Elements, RF, Enc, Str),
+    {Len, Dots} = list_length(L, NameL + 2, 0),
+    {{record, [{Name,NameL} | L]}, Len, Dots, no_more}.
 
-print_length_fields([], _D, [], _RF, _Enc, _Str) ->
+print_length_fields([], _D, _T, [], _RF, _Enc, _Str) ->
     [];
-print_length_fields(_, 1, _, _RF, _Enc, _Str) ->
-    {dots, 3};
-print_length_fields([Def | Defs], D, [E | Es], RF, Enc, Str) ->
-    [print_length_field(Def, D - 1, E, RF, Enc, Str) |
-     print_length_fields(Defs, D - 1, Es, RF, Enc, Str)].
-
-print_length_field(Def, D, E, RF, Enc, Str) ->
+print_length_fields(Term, D, T, Es, RF, Enc, Str) when D =:= 1; T =:= 0 ->
+    More = fun(T1, Dd) ->
+                   ?FUNCTION_NAME(Term, D+Dd, T1, Es, RF, Enc, Str)
+           end,
+    {dots, 3, 3, More};
+print_length_fields([Def | Defs], D, T, [E | Es], RF, Enc, Str) ->
+    Field1 = print_length_field(Def, D - 1, tsub(T, 1), E, RF, Enc, Str),
+    {_, Len1, _, _} = Field1,
+    [Field1 |
+     print_length_fields(Defs, D - 1, tsub(T, Len1 + 1), Es, RF, Enc, Str)].
+
+print_length_field(Def, D, T, E, RF, Enc, Str) ->
     Name = write_atom(Def, Enc),
-    {S, L} = print_length(E, D, RF, Enc, Str),
-    NameL = length(Name) + 3,
-    {{field, Name, NameL, {S, L}}, NameL + L}.
+    NameL = string:length(Name) + 3,
+    {_, Len, Dots, _} =
+        Field = print_length(E, D, tsub(T, NameL), RF, Enc, Str),
+    {{field, Name, NameL, Field}, NameL + Len, Dots, no_more}.
 
-print_length_list(List, D, RF, Enc, Str) ->
-    L = print_length_list1(List, D, RF, Enc, Str),
-    {{list, L}, list_length(L, 2)}.
+print_length_list(List, D, T, RF, Enc, Str) ->
+    L = print_length_list1(List, D, tsub(T, 2), RF, Enc, Str),
+    {Len, Dots} = list_length(L, 2, 0),
+    {{list, L}, Len, Dots, no_more}.
 
-print_length_list1([], _D, _RF, _Enc, _Str) ->
+print_length_list1([], _D, _T, _RF, _Enc, _Str) ->
     [];
-print_length_list1(_, 1, _RF, _Enc, _Str) ->
-    {dots, 3};
-print_length_list1([E | Es], D, RF, Enc, Str) ->
-    [print_length(E, D - 1, RF, Enc, Str) |
-     print_length_list1(Es, D - 1, RF, Enc, Str)];
-print_length_list1(E, D, RF, Enc, Str) ->
-    print_length(E, D - 1, RF, Enc, Str).
-
-list_length([], Acc) ->
-    Acc;
-list_length([{_, Len} | Es], Acc) ->
-    list_length_tail(Es, Acc + Len);
-list_length({_, Len}, Acc) ->
-    Acc + Len.
-
-list_length_tail([], Acc) ->
-    Acc;
-list_length_tail([{_,Len} | Es], Acc) ->
-    list_length_tail(Es, Acc + 1 + Len);
-list_length_tail({_, Len}, Acc) ->
-    Acc + 1 + Len.
+print_length_list1(Term, D, T, RF, Enc, Str) when D =:= 1; T =:= 0->
+    More = fun(T1, Dd) -> ?FUNCTION_NAME(Term, D+Dd, T1, RF, Enc, Str) end,
+    {dots, 3, 3, More};
+print_length_list1([E | Es], D, T, RF, Enc, Str) ->
+    {_, Len1, _, _} = Elem1 = print_length(E, D - 1, tsub(T, 1), RF, Enc, Str),
+    [Elem1 | print_length_list1(Es, D - 1, tsub(T, Len1 + 1), RF, Enc, Str)];
+print_length_list1(E, D, T, RF, Enc, Str) ->
+    print_length(E, D - 1, T, RF, Enc, Str).
+
+list_length([], Acc, DotsAcc) ->
+    {Acc, DotsAcc};
+list_length([{_, Len, Dots, _} | Es], Acc, DotsAcc) ->
+    list_length_tail(Es, Acc + Len, DotsAcc + Dots);
+list_length({_, Len, Dots, _}, Acc, DotsAcc) ->
+    {Acc + Len, DotsAcc + Dots}.
+
+list_length_tail([], Acc, DotsAcc) ->
+    {Acc, DotsAcc};
+list_length_tail([{_, Len, Dots, _} | Es], Acc, DotsAcc) ->
+    list_length_tail(Es, Acc + 1 + Len, DotsAcc + Dots);
+list_length_tail({_, Len, Dots, _}, Acc, DotsAcc) ->
+    {Acc + 1 + Len, DotsAcc + Dots}.
 
 %% ?CHARS printable characters has depth 1.
 -define(CHARS, 4).
 
 %% only flat lists are "printable"
-printable_list(_L, 1, _Enc) ->
+printable_list(_L, 1, _T, _Enc) ->
     false;
-printable_list(L, _D, latin1) ->
+printable_list(L, _D, T, latin1) when T < 0 ->
     io_lib:printable_latin1_list(L);
-printable_list(L, _D, _Uni) ->
+printable_list(L, _D, T, Enc) when T >= 0 ->
+    case split(L, tsub(T, 2)) of
+        {prefix, ""} ->
+            false;
+        {prefix, Prefix} when Enc =:= latin1 ->
+            io_lib:printable_latin1_list(Prefix) andalso {true, Prefix};
+        {prefix, Prefix} ->
+            %% Probably an overestimation.
+            io_lib:printable_list(Prefix) andalso {true, Prefix};
+        all when Enc =:= latin1 ->
+            io_lib:printable_latin1_list(L);
+        all ->
+            io_lib:printable_list(L)
+    end;
+printable_list(L, _D, T, _Uni) when T < 0->
     io_lib:printable_list(L).
 
-printable_bin(Bin, D, Enc) when D >= 0, ?CHARS * D =< byte_size(Bin) ->
-    printable_bin(Bin, erlang:min(?CHARS * D, byte_size(Bin)), D, Enc);
-printable_bin(Bin, D, Enc) ->
-    printable_bin(Bin, byte_size(Bin), D, Enc).
+split(L, N) ->
+    try lists:split(N, L) of
+        {_, []} ->
+            all;
+        {Prefix, _} ->
+            {prefix, Prefix}
+    catch _:_ -> all
+    end.
+
+printable_bin0(Bin, D, T, Enc) ->
+    Len = case D >= 0 of
+              true ->
+                  DChars = erlang:min(?CHARS * D, byte_size(Bin)),
+                  case T >= 0 of
+                      true ->
+                          erlang:min(T, DChars);
+                      false ->
+                          DChars
+                  end;
+              false when T < 0 ->
+                  byte_size(Bin);
+              false when T >= 0 ->
+                  T
+          end,
+    printable_bin(Bin, Len, D, Enc).
 
 printable_bin(Bin, Len, D, latin1) ->
     N = erlang:min(20, Len),
@@ -689,28 +848,70 @@ write_string(S, latin1) ->
 write_string(S, _Uni) ->
     io_lib:write_string(S, $"). %"
 
+expand({_, _, _Dots=0, no_more} = If, _T, _Dd) -> If;
+%% expand({{list,L}, _Len, _, no_more}, T, Dd) ->
+%%     {NL, NLen, NDots} = expand_list(L, T, Dd, 2),
+%%     {{list,NL}, NLen, NDots, no_more};
+expand({{tuple,IsTagged,L}, _Len, _, no_more}, T, Dd) ->
+    {NL, NLen, NDots} = expand_list(L, T, Dd, 2),
+    {{tuple,IsTagged,NL}, NLen, NDots, no_more};
+expand({{map, Pairs}, _Len, _, no_more}, T, Dd) ->
+    {NPairs, NLen, NDots} = expand_list(Pairs, T, Dd, 3),
+    {{map, NPairs}, NLen, NDots, no_more};
+expand({{map_pair, K, V}, _Len, _, no_more}, T, Dd) ->
+    {_, KL, KD, _} = P1 = expand(K, tsub(T, 1), Dd),
+    KL1 = KL + 4,
+    {_, VL, VD, _} = P2 = expand(V, tsub(T, KL1), Dd),
+    {{map_pair, P1, P2}, KL1 + VL, KD + VD, no_more};
+expand({{record, [{Name,NameL} | L]}, _Len, _, no_more}, T, Dd) ->
+    {NL, NLen, NDots} = expand_list(L, T, Dd, NameL + 2),
+    {{record, [{Name,NameL} | NL]}, NLen, NDots, no_more};
+expand({{field, Name, NameL, Field}, _Len, _, no_more}, T, Dd) ->
+    F = {_S, L, Dots, _} = expand(Field, tsub(T, NameL), Dd),
+    {{field, Name, NameL, F}, NameL + L, Dots, no_more};
+expand({_, _, _, More}, T, Dd) ->
+    More(T, Dd).
+
+expand_list(Ifs, T, Dd, L0) ->
+    L = expand_list(Ifs, tsub(T, L0), Dd),
+    {Len, Dots} = list_length(L, L0, 0),
+    {L, Len, Dots}.
+
+expand_list([], _T, _Dd) ->
+    [];
+expand_list([If | Ifs], T, Dd) ->
+    {_, Len1, _, _} = Elem1 = expand(If, tsub(T, 1), Dd),
+    [Elem1 | expand_list(Ifs, tsub(T, Len1 + 1), Dd)];
+expand_list({_, _, _, More}, T, Dd) ->
+    More(T, Dd).
+
+%% Make sure T does not change sign.
+tsub(T, _) when T < 0 -> T;
+tsub(T, E) when T >= E -> T - E;
+tsub(_, _) -> 0.
+
 %% Throw 'no_good' if the indentation exceeds half the line length
 %% unless there is room for M characters on the line.
 
-cind({_S, Len}, Col, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W) when Len < Ll - Col - LD,
-                                             Len + W + LD =< M ->
+cind({_S, Len, _, _}, Col, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W) when Len < Ll - Col - LD,
+                                                   Len + W + LD =< M ->
     Ind;
-cind({{list,L}, _Len}, Col, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W) ->
+cind({{list,L}, _Len, _, _}, Col, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W) ->
     cind_list(L, Col + 1, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W + 1);
-cind({{tuple,true,L}, _Len}, Col, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W) ->
+cind({{tuple,true,L}, _Len, _ ,_}, Col, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W) ->
     cind_tag_tuple(L, Col, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W + 1);
-cind({{tuple,false,L}, _Len}, Col, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W) ->
+cind({{tuple,false,L}, _Len, _, _}, Col, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W) ->
     cind_list(L, Col + 1, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W + 1);
-cind({{map,Pairs},_Len}, Col, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W) ->
+cind({{map,Pairs}, _Len, _, _}, Col, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W) ->
     cind_map(Pairs, Col + 2, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W + 2);
-cind({{record,[{_Name,NLen} | L]}, _Len}, Col, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W) ->
+cind({{record,[{_Name,NLen} | L]}, _Len, _, _}, Col, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W) ->
     cind_record(L, NLen, Col, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W + NLen + 1);
-cind({{bin,_S}, _Len}, _Col, _Ll, _M, Ind, _LD, _W) ->
+cind({{bin,_S}, _Len, _, _}, _Col, _Ll, _M, Ind, _LD, _W) ->
     Ind;
-cind({_S, _Len}, _Col, _Ll, _M, Ind, _LD, _W) ->
+cind({_S,_Len,_,_}, _Col, _Ll, _M, Ind, _LD, _W) ->
     Ind.
 
-cind_tag_tuple([{_Tag,Tlen} | L], Col, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W) ->
+cind_tag_tuple([{_Tag,Tlen,_,_} | L], Col, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W) ->
     TagInd = Tlen + 2,
     Tcol = Col + TagInd,
     if
@@ -732,9 +933,9 @@ cind_map([P | Ps], Col, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W) ->
     PW = cind_pair(P, Col, Ll, M, Ind, last_depth(Ps, LD), W),
     cind_pairs_tail(Ps, Col, Col + PW, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W + PW);
 cind_map(_, _Col, _Ll, _M, Ind, _LD, _W) ->
-    Ind.
+    Ind.                                        % cannot happen
 
-cind_pairs_tail([{_, Len}=P | Ps], Col0, Col, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W) ->
+cind_pairs_tail([{_, Len, _, _} = P | Ps], Col0, Col, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W) ->
     LD1 = last_depth(Ps, LD),
     ELen = 1 + Len,
     if
@@ -748,7 +949,7 @@ cind_pairs_tail([{_, Len}=P | Ps], Col0, Col, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W) ->
 cind_pairs_tail(_, _Col0, _Col, _Ll, _M, Ind, _LD, _W) ->
     Ind.
 
-cind_pair({{map_pair, _Key, _Value}, Len}=Pair, Col, Ll, M, _Ind, LD, W)
+cind_pair({{map_pair, _Key, _Value}, Len, _, _}=Pair, Col, Ll, M, _Ind, LD, W)
          when Len < Ll - Col - LD, Len + W + LD =< M ->
     if
         ?ATM_PAIR(Pair) ->
@@ -756,7 +957,7 @@ cind_pair({{map_pair, _Key, _Value}, Len}=Pair, Col, Ll, M, _Ind, LD, W)
         true ->
             Ll
     end;
-cind_pair({{map_pair, K, V}, _Len}, Col0, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W0) ->
+cind_pair({{map_pair, K, V}, _Len, _, _}, Col0, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W0) ->
     cind(K, Col0, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W0),
     I = map_value_indent(Ind),
     cind(V, Col0 + I, Ll, M, Ind, LD, 0),
@@ -778,7 +979,7 @@ cind_record([F | Fs], Nlen, Col0, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W0) ->
 cind_record(_, _Nlen, _Col, _Ll, _M, Ind, _LD, _W) ->
     Ind.
 
-cind_fields_tail([{_, Len}=F | Fs], Col0, Col, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W) ->
+cind_fields_tail([{_, Len, _, _} = F | Fs], Col0, Col, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W) ->
     LD1 = last_depth(Fs, LD),
     ELen = 1 + Len,
     if
@@ -792,7 +993,7 @@ cind_fields_tail([{_, Len}=F | Fs], Col0, Col, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W) ->
 cind_fields_tail(_, _Col0, _Col, _Ll, _M, Ind, _LD, _W) ->
     Ind.
 
-cind_field({{field, _N, _NL, _F}, Len}=Fl, Col, Ll, M, _Ind, LD, W) 
+cind_field({{field, _N, _NL, _F}, Len, _, _}=Fl, Col, Ll, M, _Ind, LD, W)
          when Len < Ll - Col - LD, Len + W + LD =< M ->
     if
         ?ATM_FLD(Fl) ->
@@ -800,7 +1001,7 @@ cind_field({{field, _N, _NL, _F}, Len}=Fl, Col, Ll, M, _Ind, LD, W)
         true ->
             Ll
     end;
-cind_field({{field, _Name, NameL, F}, _Len}, Col0, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W0) ->
+cind_field({{field, _Name, NameL, F},_Len,_,_}, Col0, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W0) ->
     {Col, W} = cind_rec(NameL, Col0, Ll, M, Ind, W0 + NameL),
     cind(F, Col, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W),
     Ll.
@@ -823,7 +1024,7 @@ cind_rec(RInd, Col0, Ll, M, Ind, W0) ->
             throw(no_good)
     end.
 
-cind_list({dots, _}, _Col0, _Ll, _M, Ind, _LD, _W) ->
+cind_list({dots, _, _, _}, _Col0, _Ll, _M, Ind, _LD, _W) ->
     Ind;
 cind_list([E | Es], Col0, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W) ->
     WE = cind_element(E, Col0, Ll, M, Ind, last_depth(Es, LD), W),
@@ -831,7 +1032,7 @@ cind_list([E | Es], Col0, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W) ->
 
 cind_tail([], _Col0, _Col, _Ll, _M, Ind, _LD, _W) ->
     Ind;
-cind_tail([{_, Len}=E | Es], Col0, Col, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W) ->
+cind_tail([{_, Len, _, _} = E | Es], Col0, Col, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W) ->
     LD1 = last_depth(Es, LD),
     ELen = 1 + Len,
     if 
@@ -842,9 +1043,9 @@ cind_tail([{_, Len}=E | Es], Col0, Col, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W) ->
             WE = cind_element(E, Col0, Ll, M, Ind, LD1, 0),
             cind_tail(Es, Col0, Col0 + WE, Ll, M, Ind, LD, WE)
     end;
-cind_tail({dots, _}, _Col0, _Col, _Ll, _M, Ind, _LD, _W) ->
+cind_tail({dots, _, _, _}, _Col0, _Col, _Ll, _M, Ind, _LD, _W) ->
     Ind;
-cind_tail({_, Len}=E, _Col0, Col, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W)
+cind_tail({_, Len, _, _}=E, _Col0, Col, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W)
                   when Len + 1 < Ll - Col - (LD + 1), 
                        Len + 1 + W + (LD + 1) =< M, 
                        ?ATM(E) ->
@@ -852,7 +1053,7 @@ cind_tail({_, Len}=E, _Col0, Col, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W)
 cind_tail(E, _Col0, Col, Ll, M, Ind, LD, _W) ->
     cind(E, Col, Ll, M, Ind, LD + 1, 0).
 
-cind_element({_, Len}=E, Col, Ll, M, _Ind, LD, W)
+cind_element({_, Len, _, _}=E, Col, Ll, M, _Ind, LD, W)
            when Len < Ll - Col - LD, Len + W + LD =< M, ?ATM(E) ->
     Len;
 cind_element(E, Col, Ll, M, Ind, LD, W) ->
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/src/shell.erl b/lib/stdlib/src/shell.erl
index e4153e7899..1be37672e7 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/src/shell.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/src/shell.erl
@@ -1416,7 +1416,7 @@ pp(V, I, D, RT) ->
                 true
         end,
     io_lib_pretty:print(V, ([{column, I}, {line_length, columns()},
-                             {depth, D}, {max_chars, ?CHAR_MAX},
+                             {depth, D}, {line_max_chars, ?CHAR_MAX},
                              {strings, Strings},
                              {record_print_fun, record_print_fun(RT)}]
                             ++ enc())).
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/test/io_SUITE.erl b/lib/stdlib/test/io_SUITE.erl
index 6f4e7ad7e0..9fdd7da4dc 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/test/io_SUITE.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/test/io_SUITE.erl
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
          otp_10836/1, io_lib_width_too_small/1,
          io_with_huge_message_queue/1, format_string/1,
 	 maps/1, coverage/1, otp_14178_unicode_atoms/1, otp_14175/1,
-         otp_14285/1, limit_term/1]).
+         otp_14285/1, limit_term/1, otp_14983/1]).
 
 -export([pretty/2]).
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ all() ->
      io_lib_print_binary_depth_one, otp_10302, otp_10755, otp_10836,
      io_lib_width_too_small, io_with_huge_message_queue,
      format_string, maps, coverage, otp_14178_unicode_atoms, otp_14175,
-     otp_14285, limit_term].
+     otp_14285, limit_term, otp_14983].
 
 %% Error cases for output.
 error_1(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
@@ -1750,7 +1750,7 @@ printable_range(Suite) when is_list(Suite) ->
     PrettyOptions = [{column,1},
 		     {line_length,109},
 		     {depth,30},
-		     {max_chars,60},
+		     {line_max_chars,60},
 		     {record_print_fun,
 		      fun(_,_) -> no end},
 		     {encoding,unicode}],
@@ -1886,7 +1886,7 @@ otp_10302(Suite) when is_list(Suite) ->
 
 pretty(Term, Depth) when is_integer(Depth) ->
     Opts = [{column, 1}, {line_length, 20},
-            {depth, Depth}, {max_chars, 60},
+            {depth, Depth}, {line_max_chars, 60},
             {record_print_fun, fun rfd/2},
             {encoding, unicode}],
     pretty(Term, Opts);
@@ -2489,3 +2489,81 @@ limt_pp(Term, Depth) when is_integer(Depth) ->
 
 pp(Term, Depth) ->
     lists:flatten(io_lib:format("~P", [Term, Depth])).
+
+otp_14983(_Config) ->
+    trunc_depth(-1),
+    trunc_depth(10),
+    ok.
+
+trunc_depth(D) ->
+    "..." = tp("", D, 0),
+    "[]" = tp("", D, 1),
+
+    "#{}" = tp(#{}, D, 1),
+    "#{a => 1}" = tp(#{a => 1}, D, 7),
+    "#{...}" = tp(#{a => 1}, D, 5),
+    "#{a => 1}" = tp(#{a => 1}, D, 6),
+    A = lists:seq(1, 1000),
+    M = #{A => A, {A,A} => {A,A}},
+    "#{...}" = tp(M, D, 6),
+    "#{{...} => {...},...}" = tp(M, D, 7),
+    "#{{[...],...} => {[...],...},...}" = tp(M, D, 22),
+    "#{{[...],...} => {[...],...},[...] => [...]}" = tp(M, D, 31),
+    "#{{[...],...} => {[...],...},[...] => [...]}" = tp(M, D, 33),
+    "#{{[1|...],[...]} => {[1|...],[...]},[1|...] => [...]}" =
+        tp(M, D, 50),
+
+    "..." = trp({c, 1, 2}, D, 0),
+    "{...}" = trp({c, 1, 2}, D, 1),
+    "#c{...}" = trp({c, 1, 2}, D, 6),
+    "#c{...}" = trp({c, 1, 2}, D, 7),
+    "#c{f1 = [...],...}" = trp({c, A, A}, D, 18),
+    "#c{f1 = [1|...],f2 = [...]}" = trp({c, A, A}, D, 19),
+    "#c{f1 = [1,2|...],f2 = [1|...]}" = trp({c, A, A}, D, 31),
+    "#c{f1 = [1,2,3|...],f2 = [1,2|...]}" = trp({c, A, A}, D, 32),
+
+    "..." = tp({}, D, 0),
+    "{}" = tp({}, D, 1),
+    T = {A, A, A},
+    "{...}" = tp(T, D, 5),
+    "{[...],...}" = tp(T, D, 6),
+    "{[1|...],[...],...}" = tp(T, D, 12),
+    "{[1,2|...],[1|...],...}" = tp(T, D, 20),
+    "{[1,2|...],[1|...],[...]}" = tp(T, D, 21),
+    "{[1,2,3|...],[1,2|...],[1|...]}" = tp(T, D, 28),
+
+    "{[1],[1,2|...]}" = tp({[1],[1,2,3,4]}, D, 14),
+    "[...]" = tp("abcdefg", D, 4),
+    "\"abc\"..." = tp("abcdefg", D, 5),
+    "\"abcdef\"..." = tp("abcdefg", D, 8),
+    "\"abcdefg\"" = tp("abcdefg", D, 9),
+    "\"abcdefghijkl\"" = tp("abcdefghijkl", D, -1),
+
+    AZ = lists:seq($A, $Z),
+    AZb = list_to_binary(AZ),
+    AZbS = "<<\"" ++ AZ ++ "\">>",
+    AZbS = tp(AZb, D, -1),
+    "<<\"ABCDEFGH\"...>>" = tp(AZb, D, 17), % 4 chars even if D = -1...
+    "<<\"ABCDEFGHIJKL\"...>>" = tp(AZb, D, 18),
+    B1 = <<"abcdef",0:8>>,
+    "<<\"ab\"...>>" = tp(B1, D, 8),
+    "<<\"abcdef\"...>>" = tp(B1, D, 14),
+    %% Tricky. Much more than 15 characters:
+    "<<97,98,99,100,101,102,0>>" = tp(B1, D, 15),
+    "<<97,98,99,100,101,102,0>>" = tp(B1, D, -1),
+    B2 = <<AZb/binary,0:8>>,
+    "<<\"AB\"...>>" = tp(B2, D, 8),
+    "<<\"ABCDEFGH\"...>>" = tp(B2, D, 14),
+    "<<65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,0>>" = tp(<<"ABCDEFGH",0:8>>, D, -1).
+
+tp(Term, D, T) ->
+    trp(Term, D, T, fun(_, _) -> no end).
+
+trp(Term, D, T) ->
+    trp(Term, D, T, fun rfd/2).
+
+trp(Term, D, T, RF) ->
+    R = io_lib_pretty:print(Term, [{depth, D},
+                                   {record_print_fun, RF},
+                                   {chars_limit, T}]),
+    lists:flatten(io_lib:format("~s", [R])).