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Table & Data Grid: Add Text-Wrapping for Cell Values

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Description

Enable text-wrapping within Table and Data Grid collections so longer values don’t get cut off or require awkward horizontal scrolling.

## Summary
Users need the ability for text within Table and Data Grid cells to wrap onto multiple lines. Today, long strings are truncated or force horizontal scrolling, making data hard to read and reducing the usefulness of these components for real operational workflows.

## Current Problem
- Table and Data Grid components truncate long text or require horizontal scrolling to view full values.
- This is especially painful for fields like descriptions, notes, long names, reference data, and dynamic text values.
- Users are resorting to external detail screens or awkward formatting just to view basic information that should be readable inline.

## Examples/Scenarios
- Viewing a list of support tickets where the “Issue Description” column gets cut off.
- Admin dashboards where long customer names or SKUs exceed the column width.
- Operations teams reviewing multi-line notes or comments directly from a Table or Data Grid.
- Reference/lookup values that come back as full strings but can't be viewed without expanding the record.

## Why This Matters
- Improves readability and reduces friction in data-heavy views.
- Makes Tables and Data Grids more useful for internal operations workflows, a major Glide use case.
- Eliminates unnecessary clicks into detail views just to see text.
- Aligns Glide with modern data table UX patterns.

## Suggested UX
- Add a component setting: **Enable Text Wrapping** (on/off).
- When enabled, cell height auto-expands to fit the wrapped text.
- Optional: maximum number of lines before “show more” appears.
- Maintain consistent row height across the column or allow variable heights per row when wrapping is enabled.

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