From 3440da6f8f1087dee492e5b5dfefd8639c2e2ee3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joe Knapper <jaknapper@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2026 14:36:30 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Use min-height with clamping to preserve space without
 truncating early

---
 .../src/components/labThingsComponents/actionLogDisplay.vue   | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/actionLogDisplay.vue b/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/actionLogDisplay.vue
index d8f3e29c..b51f217b 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/actionLogDisplay.vue
+++ b/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/actionLogDisplay.vue
@@ -197,7 +197,9 @@ export default {
 .log-summary-text {
   text-align: center;
   font-size: large;
-  height: calc(2 * 1.4em); /* height of element is 2 lines */
+
+  /* Reserve two lines even when message is short. line-clamp handles truncation */
+  min-height: calc(2 * 1.4em);
   line-height: 1.4em;
   padding: 0 5px; /* Give some padding so there's room for ... to not expand too far */
   overflow: hidden;