getsentry / getsentry/sentry

Exception values with many newlines make issue details page difficult to read

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Description

### Environment

SaaS (https://sentry.io/)

### Steps to Reproduce

Open an error in issue details which contains lots of newlines, it eats up an enormous amount of vertical space on the page.

### Expected Result

Probably some sort of auto-collapsing - long messages should not ruin the page experience.

### Actual Result

Example: https://sentry.sentry.io/issues/6589967150/

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### Product Area

Issues

### Link

https://sentry.sentry.io/issues/6589967150/

### DSN

_No response_

### Version

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Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue in the linked Sentry issue details page with an exception containing many newlines, using the attached example as a reference. Investigate how the long exception value is displayed and define a collapsed presentation that preserves access to the full value without consuming excessive vertical space. Done means the details page remains readable while the complete exception can still be viewed.

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Assessment

Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
32/100

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