i barely had to modify this

include/courtroom.h

@@ -254,6 +254,9 @@ public:
 
   void check_connection_received();
 
+  // Truncates text so it fits within theme-specified boundaries and sets the tooltip to the full string
+  void truncate_label_text(QWidget* p_widget, QString p_identifier);
+
   ~Courtroom();
 
 private:

src/charselect.cpp

@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ void Courtroom::construct_char_select()
           SLOT(on_char_passworded_clicked()));
   connect(ui_char_taken, SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), this,
           SLOT(on_char_taken_clicked()));
+
+  truncate_label_text(ui_char_taken, "char_taken");
+  truncate_label_text(ui_char_passworded, "char_passworded");
 }
 
 void Courtroom::set_char_select()

src/courtroom.cpp

@@ -839,19 +839,23 @@ void Courtroom::set_widgets()
   ui_pre->setToolTip(
       tr("Play a single-shot animation as defined by the emote when checked."));
 
-  design_ini_result =
-    ao_app->get_element_dimensions("immediate", "courtroom_design.ini");
-
-  // If we don't have new-style naming, fall back to the old method
-  if (design_ini_result.width < 0 || design_ini_result.height < 0) 
-    set_size_and_pos(ui_immediate, "pre_no_interrupt");
-  else // Adopt the based new method instead
-    set_size_and_pos(ui_immediate, "immediate");
-
   ui_immediate->setToolTip(
       tr("If preanim is checked, display the input text immediately as the "
          "animation plays concurrently."));
 
+  design_ini_result =
+    ao_app->get_element_dimensions("immediate", "courtroom_design.ini");
+  // If we don't have new-style naming, fall back to the old method
+  if (design_ini_result.width < 0 || design_ini_result.height < 0)  {
+    set_size_and_pos(ui_immediate, "pre_no_interrupt");
+    truncate_label_text(ui_immediate, "pre_no_interrupt");
+  }
+  else {// Adopt the based new method instead
+    set_size_and_pos(ui_immediate, "immediate");
+    truncate_label_text(ui_immediate, "immediate");
+  }
+
+
   set_size_and_pos(ui_flip, "flip");
   ui_flip->setToolTip(tr("Mirror your character's emotes when checked."));
 
@@ -946,6 +950,17 @@ void Courtroom::set_widgets()
   ui_spectator->setToolTip(tr("Become a spectator. You won't be able to "
                               "interact with the in-character screen."));
 
+  // QCheckBox
+  truncate_label_text(ui_guard, "guard");
+  truncate_label_text(ui_pre, "pre");
+  truncate_label_text(ui_flip, "flip");
+  truncate_label_text(ui_showname_enable, "showname_enable");
+
+  // QLabel
+  truncate_label_text(ui_music_label, "music_label");
+  truncate_label_text(ui_sfx_label, "sfx_label");
+  truncate_label_text(ui_blip_label, "blip_label");
+
   free_brush =
       QBrush(ao_app->get_color("area_free_color", "courtroom_design.ini"));
   lfp_brush =
@@ -5033,6 +5048,75 @@ void Courtroom::announce_case(QString title, bool def, bool pro, bool jud,
   }
 }
 
+void Courtroom::truncate_label_text(QWidget *p_widget, QString p_identifier)
+{
+  // Get the pixel width of the string if it were p_widget's label
+  QString filename = "courtroom_design.ini";
+  // Get the width of the element as defined by the current theme
+  pos_size_type design_ini_result =
+      ao_app->get_element_dimensions(p_identifier, filename);
+
+  QLabel *p_label = qobject_cast<QLabel *>(p_widget);
+  QCheckBox *p_checkbox = qobject_cast<QCheckBox *>(p_widget);
+
+  if (p_checkbox == nullptr &&
+      p_label ==
+          nullptr) { // i.e. the given p_widget isn't a QLabel or a QCheckBox
+    qWarning() << "W: Tried to truncate an unsupported widget:" << p_identifier;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  QString label_text_tr =
+      QCoreApplication::translate(p_widget->metaObject()->className(), "%1")
+          .arg((p_label != nullptr ? p_label->text() : p_checkbox->text()));
+  int label_theme_width =
+      (p_label != nullptr
+           ? design_ini_result.width
+           : design_ini_result.width -
+                 18); // 18 is the width of a checkbox on win10 + 5px of
+                      // padding, should probably try to fetch the actual size
+  int label_px_width =
+      p_widget->fontMetrics().boundingRect(label_text_tr).width();
+  p_widget->setToolTip(label_text_tr + "\n" + p_widget->toolTip());
+  // qInfo() << "I: Width of label text: " << label_px_width << "px. Theme's
+  // width: " << label_theme_width << "px.";
+
+  // we can't do much with a 0-width widget, and there's no need to truncate if
+  // the theme gives us enough space
+  if (label_theme_width <= 0 || label_px_width < label_theme_width) {
+    qInfo() << "I: Truncation aborted for label text " << label_text_tr
+            << ", either theme width <= 0 or label width < theme width.";
+    return;
+  }
+
+  QString truncated_label = label_text_tr;
+  int truncated_px_width = label_px_width;
+  while (truncated_px_width > label_theme_width && truncated_label != "…") {
+    truncated_label.chop(2);
+    truncated_label.append("…");
+    // qInfo() << "I: Attempted to truncate label to string: " <<
+    // truncated_label;
+    truncated_px_width =
+        p_widget->fontMetrics().boundingRect(truncated_label).width();
+  }
+  if (truncated_label == "…") {
+    // Safeguard against edge case where label text is shorter in px than '…',
+    // causing an infinite loop. Additionally, having just an ellipse for a
+    // label looks strange, so we don't set the new label.
+    qWarning() << "W: Potential infinite loop prevented: Label text "
+               << label_text_tr
+               << "truncated to '…', so truncation was aborted.";
+    return;
+  }
+  if (p_label != nullptr)
+    p_label->setText(truncated_label);
+  else if (p_checkbox != nullptr)
+    p_checkbox->setText(truncated_label);
+  qInfo() << "I: Truncated label text from " << label_text_tr << " ("
+          << label_px_width << "px ) to " << truncated_label << " ("
+          << truncated_px_width << "px )";
+}
+
 Courtroom::~Courtroom()
 {
   delete music_player;