When I asked this question, pbreit, provided me with the following solution:
'''
I'd probably use a function or virtual field for that, not store it in DB.
And it could be cleaned up a bit. Something like:
def trunc_desc(s)
if len(s) > 128:
return s[:128] + '...'
return s
'''
You could also set the overflow property of the div in css.
Annet.
