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at February 14, 2007 13:24 by soxiam
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<p id="truncateMe">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aenean consectetuer. Etiam venenatis. Sed ultricies, pede sit amet aliquet lobortis, nisi ante sagittis sapien, in rhoncus lectus mauris quis massa. Integer porttitor, mi sit amet viverra faucibus, urna libero viverra nibh, sed dictum nisi mi et diam. Nulla nunc eros, convallis sed, varius ac, commodo et, magna. Proin vel risus. Vestibulum eu urna. Maecenas lobortis, pede ac dictum pulvinar, nibh ante vestibulum tortor, eget fermentum urna ipsum ac neque. Nam urna nulla, mollis blandit, pretium id, tristique vitae, neque. Etiam id tellus. Sed pharetra enim non nisl.</p> <script type="text/javascript"> var len = 100; var p = document.getElementById('truncateMe'); if (p) { var trunc = p.innerHTML; if (trunc.length > len) { /* Truncate the content of the P, then go back to the end of the previous word to ensure that we don't truncate in the middle of a word */ trunc = trunc.substring(0, len); trunc = trunc.replace(/\w+$/, ''); /* Add an ellipses to the end and make it a link that expands the paragraph back to its original size */ trunc += '<a href="#" ' + 'onclick="this.parentNode.innerHTML=' + 'unescape(\''+escape(p.innerHTML)+'\');return false;">' + '...<\/a>'; p.innerHTML = trunc; } } </script>
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