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Request #14643 wordwrap() only for long words
Submitted: 2001-12-21 10:22 UTC Modified: 2003-02-06 21:16 UTC
From: pulstar at mail dot com Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Feature/Change Request
PHP Version: 4.0.6 OS: Linux
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2001-12-21 10:22 UTC] pulstar at mail dot com 
The function wordwrap() could work in another fashion, breaking only words bigger than the specified width instead of break all lines.

The web browsers always break text at spaces, fiting it in the web page. But if a somebody post a message with very long words (example: HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOWWWWWWWAREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU????????????????????), it will stretch the page, showing the horizontal scrollbar and making a mess in the layout. 

With the actual wordwrap(), it will break all lines of text, so when I need to use the nl2br(), the text will appear as a small column in the left.

I need to use ns2br(), or the posts will appear "compacted".
So, if wordwrap() break only long words at specified width that will depend of my layout, everything will be fine. 

I think such behavior could work with a little differece in the cut parameter.

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