bug:

[rpolansky]

Description:
task-master truncates tag names in the tag listing table, making it impossible to see the full tag name or determine which tag to switch to.
Tag names longer than 20 characters are cut off with "…" ellipsis.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Create a task-master tag name longer than 20 characters (e.g., feature-implementation-v1)
2. Run the command: task-master tags
3. Observe the output in the "Tag Name" column

Expected Behavior:

The tag listing should display the complete tag name in one of the following ways:

• Auto-size the "Tag Name" column to fit the longest tag name
• Wrap long tag names to multiple lines within the cell
• Display the full tag name without truncation
• Provide an alternate view to see full names

This is critical because users need to see the complete tag name to use it with the use-tag parameter:
task-master use-tag <full-tag-name>.

Actual Behavior:
Tag names are truncated with "…" after 20 characters:

This makes it impossible to:

• Identify the exact tag without checking the filesystem
• Copy/paste the tag name for the use-tag command
• Distinguish between similar tag names (e.g., feature-implementation-v1 vs feature-implementation-v2)

Environment:

• Task Master version: 0.27.3
• Node.js version: v22.19.0
• Operating system: Windows 11
• Terminal: CMD / PowerShell

Additional Context:
Workaround: Users can currently view full tag names by opening the file: .taskmaster/tasks/tasks.json

Suggested Fix:
Consider using a terminal table library, that supports dynamic column widths.
Or at minimum increase the fixed width for the "Tag Name" column, to accommodate longer tag names.

[Crunchyman-ralph]

good point, let me add it to next release

[Crunchyman-ralph]

@claude lets make a fix PR for this, just increase the width of the table, something like this (this is a snippet from another code):

const terminalWidth = process.stdout.columns * 0.95 || 100;
	// Create table for task properties - simple 2-column layout
	const table = new Table({
		head: [],
		style: {
			head: [],
			border: ['grey']
		},
		colWidths: [
			Math.floor(terminalWidth * 0.2),
			Math.floor(terminalWidth * 0.8)
		],
		wordWrap: true
	});

[claude]

Claude finished @Crunchyman-ralph's task —— View job • claude/issue-1263-20251002-1252 • Create PR ➔

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✅ Tag name truncation fix completed

Todo List:

• Read repository setup instructions (CLAUDE.md)
• Find the tag listing table implementation
• Implement dynamic column widths based on terminal width
• Commit and push changes
• Provide PR creation link

Fix Implemented:
✅ Updated the tags function in scripts/modules/task-manager/tag-management.js:622-648 to use dynamic column widths:

• Normal mode: Tag Name gets 70% of terminal width (vs previous fixed 25 chars)
• Metadata mode: Tag Name gets 25% of terminal width (vs previous fixed 20 chars)
• Added wordWrap: true to handle long tag names gracefully
• Used terminal width calculation pattern from the provided snippet

Changes Made:

• Replaced hardcoded colWidths: [20, 10, 12, 15, 50] and [25, 10, 12] with dynamic terminal-width-based calculation
• Tag names will now display fully without truncation
• Users can see complete tag names to use with task-master use-tag <full-tag-name>

Commit: 7f9c425 - fix: make tag listing table use dynamic column widths to prevent truncation

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[Crunchyman-ralph]

Will be part of next release and resolved by #1264