thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android

Display ellipsis if message has been truncated (for display)

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type: enhancement
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Kotlin
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Description

When a message is too long, it is truncated. It would be very helpful if this was indicated, for example by "...", so it can be seen that the message that was received was not truncated. It does not affect the data, only how it is displayed.

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Research direction

Start by locating the Android display path that truncates long messages and reproduce the behavior with an oversized message. Done means truncated messages visibly include an ellipsis while the underlying message data remains unchanged.

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Assessment

Tech stack
kotlin
Domain
mobile-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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