Nice idea. Thanks alot for putting this up Eliya. :)
I'm not sure where you found the a.nnt-link style but unfortunately it didn't work for me. I looked at the CSS and found h3.other 

h3.other {
  max-width: 30em;
  display: block;
  margin-right: 5px;
  white-space: nowrap; 
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis; 
}

p a {
  max-width: 50em;
  display: block;
  float: left;
  margin-right: 5px;
  white-space: nowrap; 
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis; 
}

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This works - ok - right now. (Though also in the "works for me" stage) Adjust the max-width to your taste.

I don't find this to be a too much of a recurring problem IMO but it's definitely a nice option to have for stretches when PM node titles trend long. Again, thank you Eliya for bringing it up and providing a solution all at once. ++

Luis

UPDATE: added the p a style.


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In reply to Re: CSS to trim overly long node titles by luis.roca
in thread CSS to trim overly long node titles by Eliya

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