Rewritten GetPartialText; moved in util.py

util.py

@@ -94,6 +94,37 @@ def fromClipboard():
         return None
 
 
+
+
+def GetPartialText(dc, text , maxWidth):
+        ellipsis = "..."
+        base_w, h = dc.GetTextExtent(ellipsis)
+
+        lenText = len(text)
+        drawntext = text
+        w, dummy = dc.GetTextExtent(text)
+
+        while lenText > 1:
+
+            if w + base_w <= maxWidth:
+                break
+
+            w_c, h_c = dc.GetTextExtent(drawntext[-1])
+            drawntext = drawntext[0:-1]
+            lenText -= 1
+            w -= w_c
+
+        while len(ellipsis) > 0 and w + base_w > maxWidth:
+            ellipsis = ellipsis[0:-1]
+            base_w, h = dc.GetTextExtent(ellipsis)
+        if len(text) > lenText:
+            return drawntext + ellipsis
+        else:
+            return text
+
+
+
+
 def set_float(val,default=None):
     """ utility to set a floating value, useful for converting from strings """
     if val in (None,''): return default