Insert ellipsis (…) into HTML tag if content too wide

Question

I have a webpage with an elastic layout that changes its width if the browser window is resized.

In this layout there are headlines (h2) that will have

Answer 1

I'd done something similar for a client recently. Here's a version of what I did for them (example tested in all latest browser versions on Win Vista). Not perfect all around the board, but could be tweaked pretty easily.

Demo: http://enobrev.info/ellipsis/

Code:

    
        
        

        
    
    
        
This is some really long text.  This is some really long text.  This is some really long text.  This is some really long text.