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Fix: add Read more toggle to expand truncated project descriptions #286

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Fix: add Read more toggle to expand truncated project descriptions
May 18, 2026
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Fix: resolve merge conflict in style.css
May 20, 2026
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24 changes: 22 additions & 2 deletions static/script.js
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Expand Up @@ -645,11 +645,31 @@ if (clearFiltersBtn) {
title.textContent = project.title;

// Description (truncated for visual consistency)
// Description with Read More toggle
var desc = document.createElement("p");
desc.className = "project-card-desc";
// Cut description to 120 chars so all cards stay the same height
desc.textContent = truncate(project.description, 120);

var shortText = truncate(project.description, 120);
var fullText = project.description;
var isExpanded = false;

desc.textContent = shortText;

// Only add Read More button if description is actually truncated
if (fullText.length > 120) {
var readMoreBtn = document.createElement("button");
readMoreBtn.className = "read-more-btn";
readMoreBtn.textContent = "Read more";

readMoreBtn.addEventListener("click", function () {
isExpanded = !isExpanded;
desc.textContent = isExpanded ? fullText : shortText;
readMoreBtn.textContent = isExpanded ? "Read less" : "Read more";
desc.appendChild(readMoreBtn); // re-append button since textContent clears it
});

desc.appendChild(readMoreBtn);
}
// Tags row
var tagsRow = document.createElement("div");
tagsRow.className = "project-card-tags";
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16 changes: 16 additions & 0 deletions static/style.css
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Expand Up @@ -2845,4 +2845,20 @@ select:focus {
flex: 1;
white-space: pre;
color: #e6edf3;
}

.read-more-btn {
background: none;
border: none;
color: #6366f1;
font-size: 0.85rem;
font-weight: 600;
cursor: pointer;
padding: 0;
margin-left: 4px;
text-decoration: underline;
}

.read-more-btn:hover {
color: #4f46e5;
}
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