IQSS / IQSS/dataverse

Styled citation: if too long the citation is not displayed well

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Description

What steps does it take to reproduce the issue?
Create a dataset with a long title, or with a lot of author names.
Click on the 'Styled citation' link, and take a look at the pop-up. The two lines of text will overlap each other. (See the screenshot below)

  • Which page(s) does it occurs on?
    Styled Citation pop-up screen.
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Which version of Dataverse are you using?
version 6.7.1, but I also could reproduce it on demo.dataverse.org, which runs on 6.9.

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Research direction

Start at the Styled Citation pop-up screen and reproduce the issue with a dataset having a long title or many authors. Check the rendered citation in the pop-up; done means the two lines remain readable and no longer overlap.

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Assessment

Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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