Improve truncated package names about wnpp.debian.net HOT 7 CLOSED

Hi! Is there a chance that you could provide a patch?

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Hmm, for the alt text perhaps, for the selectable truncation I'm afraid that might take too much time as I don't speak php. But I can happily wait until this gets fixed, it's not very urgent, and I'm not a regular user of the site, I just thought it might be a nice improvement to the layout. :) Thanks!

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I was about to open a bug for the same problem. See:
$MAX_PROJECT_LEN = 20;
$MAX_DESCR_LEN = 60;

The project name is much more valuable than the description.

Please increase the $MAX_PROJECT_LEN.

If you are trying to save real estate, then lower the $MAX_DESCR_LEN (after raising the $MAX_PROJECT_LEN ).

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By the way, of the packages in stretch main: The first 20 unique characters of a package name covers at least 94% of the packages. The index.php5 only shows up to first 16 characters as the shrink() loses four for the [...] replacement.

10 :29593 :58.1886
15 :42088 :82.7575
20 :47809 :94.0067
25 :49847 :98.014
30 :50648 :99.589
35 :50811 :99.9096
40 :50846 :99.9784
41 :50851 :99.9882
42 :50853 :99.9921
43 :50857 :100
44 :50857 :100
45 :50857 :100
50 :50857 :100
55 :50857 :100
60 :50857 :100
65 :50857 :100
100 :50857 :100

My problem was with golang- packages. For those golang- packages, the first 37 unique characters handles all of them so MAX_PROJECT_LEN=41.

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I have added 18 more characters now for a start. Change is live, already.

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Thank you. That is helpful.

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This seems fixed, please re-open as needed. Current package name truncation works with the first 37-38 characters.

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