somewhat working state

src/new_big_text/bigger_text.py

@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         super(MainWindow, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
         self.setWindowTitle(_("KrowLog"))
-        self.setMinimumWidth(600)
+        self.setMinimumWidth(800)
-        self.setMinimumHeight(480)
+        self.setMinimumHeight(880)
         bigger_text = BiggerText()
         self.setCentralWidget(bigger_text)
         self.status_bar = QStatusBar(self)
@@ -316,6 +316,8 @@ class BiggerText(QWidget):
         painter.drawLine(QLine(273, 0, 273, self.height()))
         # ---
 
+        # ----
+
         self.font_metric: QFontMetrics = painter.fontMetrics()
         self.char_height = self.font_metric.height()
         lines_to_read = self.height() / self.char_height + 1
@@ -323,8 +325,27 @@ class BiggerText(QWidget):
         self.lines_to_render: [Line] = self.file_model.read(0, lines_to_read, 200, self._encoding)
 
         painter.setPen(QColor(0, 0, 0))
-        line_on_screen = 1
+        line_on_screen = 0
 
+        for line in self.lines_to_render:
+            text = line.text()
+            text = text.replace("\n", "").replace("\r", "")
+            r = self.font_metric.boundingRect(text[0:1])
+
+            w = self.font_metric.horizontalAdvanceChar('…')
+
+            xpos = r.x() + r.width() + w + 1
+
+            elidet_text = self.font_metric.elidedText(text, Qt.TextElideMode.ElideRight, xpos)
+
+            print(f"-> {elidet_text} -- {text}")
+
+            y = int(line_on_screen * self.char_height)
+            painter.setBrush(QBrush(QColor(233, 233, 233)))
+            painter.drawRect(QRect(0, y, r.x() + r.width(), self.char_height))
+            line_on_screen = line_on_screen + 1
+
+        line_on_screen = 1
         for line in self.lines_to_render:
             x_start = -1
             x_end = -1