# \[IGN-8153\] Text box unexpectedly cut off very early with added text? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition81\ **Created:** [August 1, 2023, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-8153-text-box-unexpectedly-cut-off-very-early-with-added-text/77222 "2023-08-01T14:19:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bkarabinchak.psi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/bkarabinchak.psi/32/83567_2.png) [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-8153-text-box-unexpectedly-cut-off-very-early-with-added-text/77222/1 "2023-08-01T14:19:02Z")
Using 8.1.26 and the reporting module. We make reports for quotes. Here's an example of how it looks with the default generated text which comes through fine ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/8/0/805f12c49c611aaf423f65f2aa848f487f0f5879.png) If I change the default text and add too many characters, it cuts off very early - ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/e/7/e779e2fab71870cce6b5ca66e594f6ea46eccd33.png) However there seems to be some tolerance for a few extra characters - it works if I only add CIP ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/4/e/4ef85f6dfc3c9acd70bc91bd3aa44928e7cecb15.png) Here's the design oft he page - ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/6/5/656688bbdd03fe657ffc42022efe55dbf8d1bdad.png) there are a bunch of text boxes that make up that table, but at worst I guess I would have expected the text to disappear behind the table or stop when it hit it, not stop after 1.5 sentences as in picture 2. I tried setting the "Overflow behavior" property of the text area in the report designer from "Shrink text to fit" to "None" but I get the same behavior pictured. Anyone experience this before, or have any idea what is going wrong? I've never seen this behavior before. ---
**Author:** ![bkarabinchak.psi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/bkarabinchak.psi/32/83567_2.png) [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-8153-text-box-unexpectedly-cut-off-very-early-with-added-text/77222/2 "2023-08-01T14:32:54Z")
Interestingly if I remove the `` and ``s it comes through correctly / as expected. I guess the HTML formatting is playing a part in this. ---
**Author:** ![Vi\_Quang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/vi_quang/32/82707_2.png) [@Vi\_Quang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Vi_Quang)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-8153-text-box-unexpectedly-cut-off-very-early-with-added-text/77222/3 "2023-08-01T20:44:45Z")
That's an interesting detail. I'll try to look at this today, if possible, or at the latest tomorrow and see if I can figure what's going on. ---
**Author:** ![bkarabinchak.psi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/bkarabinchak.psi/32/83567_2.png) [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2023, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-8153-text-box-unexpectedly-cut-off-very-early-with-added-text/77222/4 "2023-08-02T12:25:36Z")
I can send you a copy of the report. The problematic field is a parameter so I can also send you one that "works" and one that cuts off very early. ---
**Author:** ![Vi\_Quang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/vi_quang/32/82707_2.png) [@Vi\_Quang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Vi_Quang)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2023, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-8153-text-box-unexpectedly-cut-off-very-early-with-added-text/77222/5 "2023-08-02T14:52:38Z")
That'll be great. I tried to replicate yesterday evening based on what you posted, and couldn't reproduce. ---
**Author:** ![Vi\_Quang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/vi_quang/32/82707_2.png) [@Vi\_Quang](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Vi_Quang)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2023, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-8153-text-box-unexpectedly-cut-off-very-early-with-added-text/77222/6 "2023-08-02T18:19:28Z")
With Brian's help was able to produce and examine the problem. **The problem is as follows:** For text components you can use html to produce styled texts. If the html element used results in a style change at the point where the text wraps, then all the text that normally would be displayed after the wrap no longer appears. Some examples for clarification: A1. With "a" bold With ageing the pseudobulb sheds its leaves and becomes dormant. At this stage it is often called **a** backbulb. Backbulbs still hold nutrition for the plant, but then a pseudobulb usually takes over, exploiting the last reserves accumulated in the backbulb, which eventually dies off, too. A pseudobulb typically lives for about five years. Orchids without noticeable pseudobulbs are also said to have growths, an individual component of a sympodial plant. A2. Will display as (text at "a" and following "a" not shown): With ageing the pseudobulb sheds its leaves and becomes dormant. At this stage it is often called B1. With "called" bold: With ageing the pseudobulb sheds its leaves and becomes dormant. At this stage it is often **called** a backbulb. Backbulbs still hold nutrition for the plant, but then a pseudobulb usually takes over, exploiting the last reserves accumulated in the backbulb, which eventually dies off, too. A pseudobulb typically lives for about five years. Orchids without noticeable pseudobulbs are also said to have growths, an individual component of a sympodial plant. B2. Will display as (no missing text): With ageing the pseudobulb sheds its leaves and becomes dormant. At this stage it is often **called** a backbulb. Backbulbs still hold nutrition for the plant, but then a pseudobulb usually takes over, exploiting the last reserves accumulated in the backbulb, which eventually dies off, too. A pseudobulb typically lives for about five years. Orchids without noticeable pseudobulbs are also said to have growths, an individual component of a sympodial plant. **Workaround** : You can use the `
` element to manually break the text at points where there are style changes close to the point of wrapping. C1. Adding a `
` element after "called" we can fix the problem illustrated in A1. ``With ageing the pseudobulb sheds its leaves and becomes dormant. At this stage it is often called `
```a`<\b>` backbulb. Backbulbs still hold nutrition for the plant, but then a pseudobulb usually takes over, exploiting the last reserves accumulated in the backbulb, which eventually dies off, too. A pseudobulb typically lives for about five years. Orchids without noticeable pseudobulbs are also said to have growths, an individual component of a sympodial plant.`` C2. Will display correct as: With ageing the pseudobulb sheds its leaves and becomes dormant. At this stage it is often called **a** backbulb. Backbulbs still hold nutrition for the plant, but then a pseudobulb usually takes over, exploiting the last reserves accumulated in the backbulb, which eventually dies off, too. A pseudobulb typically lives for about five years. Orchids without noticeable pseudobulbs are also said to have growths, an individual component of a sympodial plant.