FreeCAD/FreeCAD

Core: Notification Area should truncate messages

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#10,018 opened on Jul 30, 2023

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Help wantedMod: CoreTopic: User InterfaceType: Feature

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Description

Is there an existing issue for this?

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Version

0.21 (Development)

Full version info

0.21

Subproject(s) affected?

Core

Problem description

To avoid this kind of situation : image

Where the notification area show giant and hard to read errors, I think the notification area should put a max size to the error message. The full sized message being visible in the report view.

So we could truncate the string to around 1 or 2 lines, then finish by '...' if it's longer than that.

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Research direction
Find the code responsible for the notification area messages in the FreeCAD source, likely using Qt's status bar or a custom widget. Locate where the message string is set, and add truncation logic to limit it to 1-2 lines with '...'.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
C++Qt
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
75