thx sh1tn for your reply, but i think you got me wrong, as
my description of the problem was not complete i guess.
the string can either be longer than the format specification,
or shorter. if it is shorter, it should be left-justified.
if it is longer, it should get cut as usual, but the string's
end should be the output, rather than the the string's beginning. so just what the "..."-format specifier does.
your printf-example does not do that :( | [reply] |