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Wrappers break when entering long descriptions without spacing on datasets

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Type: Bug
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Description

Description:
When entering long, unbroken text strings (without spaces) in dataset fields such as Description, Title, etc., the page layout wrappers break. This affects both the dataset page and collection page.

Steps to Reproduce:
Create or edit a dataset
Enter a very long description or title without any spaces.
Save and view the collection page).
Observe the layout/wrapper breaking, causing the page to mis-render.

Example:

Reproduced on internal: https://dataverse-internal.iq.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.70122/FK2/JRKIU8&version=DRAFT

Expected Behavior:
Long text without spaces should gracefully wrap or truncate, maintaining consistent page layout.

Notes:

Related PR: #11825
may already address part of this issue.

Related older issue: #7703

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue using the dataset and collection page described in the issue, entering a long unbroken title or description. Review related PR #11825 and older issue #7703 first; done means long text wraps or truncates without breaking either page layout.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
frontend, web-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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