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Long link labels don't show ellipsis in link context on mobile
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Description

If you have a long link label on mobile, the text in the link context (card) should be truncated, like the link target is, with an ellipsis (...)
Observed:

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Expected:
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T403745: ve.track module isn't loaded when launching 2017 editor on a page with discussiontools enabled
T403741: Move annotation-removal logic out of AnnotationAction into SurfaceFragment
T400849: Enable "Thanks" from talk pages as an opt-in beta feature
T391521: VE: Deleting sub-ref attached to main content does not orphan other sub-refs in same article
T397145: Move footnote numbering information out of singleton document cache
T402392: Bring basic reference functionality into VisualEditor standalone
T397518: VisualDiff should use vertical ellipsis consistenly
T302413: Visual diff of templates inside the table shows all descriptions at the bottom, in backwards order
T402717: ClipboardHandler preserves existing ImportedDataAnnotation when pasting over previously-pasted content
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rGVEDa5bd08c8bc2a: Move ve.track.js into a separate module
T302413: Visual diff of templates inside the table shows all descriptions at the bottom, in backwards order
T391521: VE: Deleting sub-ref attached to main content does not orphan other sub-refs in same article
T397145: Move footnote numbering information out of singleton document cache
T397518: VisualDiff should use vertical ellipsis consistenly
T400849: Enable "Thanks" from talk pages as an opt-in beta feature
T402392: Bring basic reference functionality into VisualEditor standalone
T402717: ClipboardHandler preserves existing ImportedDataAnnotation when pasting over previously-pasted content
T403741: Move annotation-removal logic out of AnnotationAction into SurfaceFragment
T403745: ve.track module isn't loaded when launching 2017 editor on a page with discussiontools enabled

Event Timeline

Esanders renamed this task from Long link labels don't show ellipsis in link inspector on mobile to Long link labels don't show ellipsis in link context on mobile.Aug 14 2025, 9:08 AM
Esanders updated the task description. (Show Details)

Change #1178819 had a related patch set uploaded (by Esanders; author: Esanders):

[VisualEditor/VisualEditor@master] Fix targetting of ellipsis overflow styles in mobile link context

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1178819

Change #1178819 merged by jenkins-bot:

[VisualEditor/VisualEditor@master] Fix targetting of ellipsis overflow styles in mobile link context

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1178819

Change #1184623 had a related patch set uploaded (by Jforrester; author: Jforrester):

[mediawiki/extensions/VisualEditor@master] Update VE core submodule to master (4f51b5f65)

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1184623

Change #1184623 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/extensions/VisualEditor@master] Update VE core submodule to master (4f51b5f65)

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1184623

Change #1185982 had a related patch set uploaded (by DLynch; author: DLynch):

[mediawiki/extensions/VisualEditor@wmf/1.45.0-wmf.17] Update VE core submodule to master (a5bd08c8b)

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1185982

Change #1185982 abandoned by DLynch:

[mediawiki/extensions/VisualEditor@wmf/1.45.0-wmf.17] Update VE core submodule to master (a5bd08c8b)

Reason:

Would need to do the subrepo backport anyway

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1185982

Change #1185982 restored by DLynch:

[mediawiki/extensions/VisualEditor@wmf/1.45.0-wmf.17] Update VE core submodule to master (a5bd08c8b)

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1185982

Change #1185982 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/extensions/VisualEditor@wmf/1.45.0-wmf.17] Update VE core submodule to master (a5bd08c8b)

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1185982

Mentioned in SAL (#wikimedia-operations) [2025-09-08T20:11:02Z] <kemayo@deploy1003> kemayo, esanders: Backport for [[gerrit:1185991|Enable DT thanks at mediawikiwiki (T400849)]], [[gerrit:1185982|Update VE core submodule to master (a5bd08c8b) (T302413 T391521 T397145 T401890 T402392 T397518 T402717 T403741 T403745)]] synced to the testservers (see https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mwdebug). Changes can now be verified there.

Mentioned in SAL (#wikimedia-operations) [2025-09-08T20:17:50Z] <kemayo@deploy1003> Finished scap sync-world: Backport for [[gerrit:1185991|Enable DT thanks at mediawikiwiki (T400849)]], [[gerrit:1185982|Update VE core submodule to master (a5bd08c8b) (T302413 T391521 T397145 T401890 T402392 T397518 T402717 T403741 T403745)]] (duration: 13m 05s)