{"version":"2.1.299","anchor":"middle-truncation-now-keeps-head-and-tail-within-the-width-b","canonical_anchor":"middle-truncation-now-keeps-head-and-tail-within-the-width-b","heading":"Text shortened in the middle now fits its space better","tier":"notice","area":"Terminal UI","scope":"individual","heads_up":false,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.299\/e\/middle-truncation-now-keeps-head-and-tail-within-the-width-b","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.299","markdown":"### Text shortened in the middle now fits its space better\n\nWhen Claude Code shortens long text by cutting out the middle, it now measures both ends so the result fits the available width\n\n**What**\n\nWhen a long piece of text, such as a file path, is too wide to show, Claude Code can shorten it by cutting out the middle and keeping the start and the end. It used to split the available width in half between the two ends. It now measures the start and end pieces and recalculates if the result comes out too short.\n\n**Why**\n\nShortened text should now use the space it has more fully, so more of a long path or name stays readable.\n\n- Area: Terminal UI\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 1\/5\n- Signal: 0\/5\n- Scope: individual\n- Heads-up: no"}