If you know how many characters you need you can user the Text helper excerpt() 
method: http://book.cakephp.org/view/1469/Text

Jeremy Burns
Class Outfit

http://www.classoutfit.com

On 28 Nov 2011, at 15:43, Tomfox Wiranata wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I am loading data in a div, that is often too short for the text
> length...
> so the text goes beyond my div... now I would like to limit the text
> in my view. I guess its a CSS thing???
> 
> example:
> I get: CakePHP is a great thing for building websites
> 
> I want: CakePHP is a great thing...
> 
> 
> making a cut after x characters and clsing with three "."
> 
> thanks :)
> 
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