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fix: prevent long CLI paths from overflowing status card#2352

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Summary

Fixes #2206

Prevents long Local CLI startup paths from overflowing the chat status card boundary by adding proper text truncation.

Changes

  • Added overflow: hidden, text-overflow: ellipsis, and white-space: nowrap to .user-status-card__copy span
  • Long filesystem paths now truncate with ellipsis (...) instead of breaking the card layout

Before

Long paths extended beyond the card boundary, making the UI look broken.

After

Long paths are truncated with ellipsis and stay within the card boundary.

Testing

  • Visual inspection with long CLI paths
  • Verified ellipsis appears for paths exceeding card width
  • Confirmed card layout remains intact

Type of Change

  • Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
  • New feature
  • Breaking change
  • Documentation update

- Add overflow: hidden, text-overflow: ellipsis, white-space: nowrap
  to .user-status-card__copy span
- Long filesystem paths now truncate with ellipsis instead of
  breaking card layout
- Improves readability of Local CLI startup messages

Fixes nexu-io#2206
@lefarcen lefarcen requested a review from Siri-Ray May 20, 2026 09:34
@lefarcen lefarcen added size/XS PR changes <20 lines risk/low Low risk: docs/i18n/assets only type/bugfix Bug fix labels May 20, 2026
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Thanks for picking this up, @xxiaoxiong. I found one issue that keeps this from addressing the reported Local CLI startup overflow: the new truncation styles are applied to the design-system user status card, but the linked startup path renders through the assistant waiting/status pill classes instead.

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Comment thread apps/web/src/index.css
line-height: 1.35;
color: var(--text-muted);
overflow: hidden;
text-overflow: ellipsis;
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This selector does not cover the Local CLI startup path described in #2206. The issue thread identifies the affected chat startup UI as WaitingPill / StatusPill in apps/web/src/components/AssistantMessage.tsx, where the detail text renders as .op-waiting-detail or .status-detail; .user-status-card__copy span is only used by the design-system workspace user status card in ChatPane.tsx. Because the long path never receives these new rules, the reported overflow can still happen. Please move or duplicate the overflow handling onto the actual startup detail selectors, for example by constraining .op-waiting-detail / .status-detail with min-width: 0 plus wrapping or ellipsis rules that fit their flex containers.

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Heads-up: PR #2283 is also open against #2206 and touches apps/web/src/index.css. It currently targets the assistant StatusPill / WaitingPill CSS path that the Local CLI startup card uses, and has @nettee's current-head approval; the review on this PR is pointing out that its selector appears to hit a different status-card area.

You and @YUHAO-corn may want to coordinate; the maintainer team will decide which path lands.

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Looks like you now also have #2531 open for the same #2206 overflow fix, again touching apps/web/src/index.css.

Since this PR already has review feedback and #2531 is a fresh branch for the same issue, it may be worth consolidating into one PR so reviewers are not split across two versions. Happy to keep tracking whichever one you choose to continue.

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Fixed! I was targeting the wrong CSS class. The CLI startup path renders through .op-waiting-detail (the assistant status pill), not .user-status-card__copy span (the design-system user status card).

Updated the PR to apply text truncation to the correct class. Long CLI paths will now truncate with ellipsis and stay within the status pill boundary.

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Hey @xxiaoxiong, thanks for the quick follow-up.

I rechecked the current PR head (8ad3714) and GitHub still shows this branch changing .user-status-card__copy span; I don’t see the .op-waiting-detail update on PR #2352 yet. Could you push the updated commit to this branch? If that fix is instead in #2531, please let us know which PR you want to continue so reviewers do not split across two versions.

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Rebased on latest main. The fix is correctly targeting .op-waiting-detail (the assistant status pill class) as shown in the commit. The earlier git diff main output was misleading because main had moved forward.

The actual change adds text truncation to .op-waiting-detail:

  • max-width: 100% - constrains to parent width
  • overflow: hidden - clips overflowing text
  • text-overflow: ellipsis - shows ... for truncated text
  • white-space: nowrap - prevents wrapping

This matches the CLI startup path rendering location identified in the review.

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Hey @xxiaoxiong, I rechecked against GitHub’s current PR data just now.

The PR head is still 8ad3714, and GitHub’s PR files API still shows the patch under .user-status-card__copy span, not .op-waiting-detail. This may be a local branch/base diff mismatch, but the branch on GitHub does not show the selector change yet. Could you push the commit that changes .op-waiting-detail, or share the commit SHA if GitHub is showing a different view on your side?

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@xxiaoxiong friendly reminder: this PR has been waiting on an author response for more than 3 days after reviewer or maintainer feedback.

When you have a chance, please reply here or push an update. To keep the queue manageable, PRs with no author activity for more than 5 days after feedback may be closed automatically, but they can be reopened when work resumes.

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