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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/lib/observer/src/observer_lib.erl b/lib/observer/src/observer_lib.erl
index 59a2f9f205..1eaba31a3a 100644
--- a/lib/observer/src/observer_lib.erl
+++ b/lib/observer/src/observer_lib.erl
@@ -461,14 +461,16 @@ create_box(Parent, Data) ->
link_entry(Panel,Value);
_ ->
Value = to_str(Value0),
- case length(Value) > 100 of
- true ->
- Shown = lists:sublist(Value, 80),
+ case string:sub_word(lists:sublist(Value, 80),1,$\n) of
+ Value ->
+ %% Short string, no newlines - show all
+ wxStaticText:new(Panel, ?wxID_ANY, Value);
+ Shown ->
+ %% Long or with newlines,
+ %% use tooltip to show all
TCtrl = wxStaticText:new(Panel, ?wxID_ANY, [Shown,"..."]),
wxWindow:setToolTip(TCtrl,wxToolTip:new(Value)),
- TCtrl;
- false ->
- wxStaticText:new(Panel, ?wxID_ANY, Value)
+ TCtrl
end
end,
wxSizer:add(Line, 10, 0), % space of size 10 horisontally