[string_truncate_fade]

Description

Fades out a string if it is too long, just as the address bar in Safari 4. Works best for black text on a white background, adjust the colors to use it on other backgrounds.

Sample Usage

string_truncate_fade('Too long string that needs to be truncated in a smooth way', 54);

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define_tag('string_truncate_fade', 
	-required='string', -type='string', 
	-required='length', -type='integer',
	-encodenone);
	#string -> size <= #length ? return(#string);
	local('output'=#string -> substring(1,#length),
		'pos'=integer,
		'colors'=array('#666', '#999', '#bbb', '#ddd'));
	// create fadeout
	loop(4);
		#pos=(#output -> size) - (4 - loop_count);
		#output=string_insert(#output, 
			-position=#pos,
			-text=(loop_count > 1 ? '') 
				+ '');
	/loop;
	#output += '';
	return(#output);
/define_tag;

Related Tags

• String_Truncate
• string_truncate2

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