[Bug 943873] Re: gnome-terminal ellipses inconsistency

[Raphaël Hertzog]

Sticking the ellipsis to the last word makes it impossible to select the
last word by double clicking on it. It's also more difficult to parse
for scripts. It's not a big deal when the word before the ellipsis is
just an English word, but when it's a dynamic value like in this case, I
believe it's not very nice to stick the ellipsis.

Note that dpkg always puts a space before its ellipsis, so it's
consistent within dpkg.

(Reading database ... 335598 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace zim 0.54-1 (using .../build-area/zim_0.54-1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement zim ...
Setting up zim (0.54-1) ...
Processing triggers for shared-mime-info ...


** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Won't Fix

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Title:
  gnome-terminal ellipses inconsistency

Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  I have noticed that the Terminal in Ubuntu is kind of inconsistent
  when it comes to printing out the ellipses. Let me give you two
  examples:

  (1) Reading package lists... Done
  (2) Processing triggers for man-db ...

  
  I expect for the second example to be printed out as this:

  (2) Processing triggers for man-db...

  
  Why put a space before the ellipsis? There are many cases where this inconsistency is obvious if you install a package. It would be nice to see all the ellipses stick to the last word, not separated away from it by a space. Is this fixable?

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