fix(QSelect): keep long selected values inside the parent — fix #18015

[arbaev]

Fixes #18015

What kind of change does this PR introduce?

• Bugfix

Does this PR introduce a breaking change?

• No

Strictly speaking there is one behavioral edge worth calling out (see "Trade-off" below): an explicit width larger than the parent is now clipped to the parent's width instead of overflowing it. Apps that relied on the overflow can opt out with max-width: none; min-width still wins over max-width per CSS, so min-width: 500px keeps working unchanged.

The PR fulfills these requirements:

• It's submitted to the dev branch
• When resolving a specific issue, it's referenced in the PR's title
• It's been tested on a Cordova (iOS, Android) app — not applicable, CSS-only change with no platform-specific code paths
• It's been tested on an Electron app — same
• Any necessary documentation has been added or updated — no docs change needed: this restores the behavior the docs already imply, and no prop/API surface changes

Other information:

The problem

QSelect always renders the selected value inside <span class="ellipsis"> (QSelect.js, also for use-chips), and .ellipsis is text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden. The truncation only takes effect when something outside the field constrains its width. Whenever the width is derived from content, the field grows to the full text length and overflows its parent:

• .row > QSelect without .col
• .column > QSelect — this is how the #clearable docs demo is laid out, which is what the issue reporter pointed at
• QToolbar, QItem > QItemSection
• a CSS grid track
• use-chips, use-input, borderless dense — same in every variant

Root cause

white-space: nowrap makes the field's min-content width equal to the value's text width. The inner wrappers are already protected: .q-field__native / .q-field__input carry min-width: 0 and .q-field__control-container gets min-width: 0 from the .row > .col rule — but those only help once an outer width has been imposed.

The field root itself has no width constraint and its overflow is visible, so its automatic minimum size resolves to its min-content size. That is precisely why a plain <div class="ellipsis"> inside .row truncates correctly while QSelect does not: the plain div has overflow: hidden, which zeroes the automatic minimum size.

Two axes are involved, which is why one property is not enough:

• Main axis (.row, grid track, horizontal scroll): the item's min-width: auto resolves to min-content, so it refuses to shrink → needs min-width: 0.
• Cross axis (.column, QItemSection, QToolbar): Quasar's .column is flex-direction: column plus flex-wrap: wrap, and with wrapping the cross size of a flex line is content-derived, so the stretched item ends up wider than the container. min-width: 0 does nothing here → needs max-width: 100%.

The fix

// ui/src/components/select/QSelect.sass
.q-select
  // the value is nowrap (span.ellipsis), so without these the field grows past
  // its parent instead of truncating -- main axis first, then the cross one (#18015)
  min-width: 0
  max-width: 100%

Scoped to .q-select rather than .q-field deliberately: QInput and slot-driven QField content are not affected by this problem (a QInput with a very long value measured identically in every variant tested), so there is no reason to widen the blast radius. Happy to move it to .q-field if you prefer it framework-wide.

Verification

A 22-case matrix was rendered in the playground and measured in headless Chrome via CDP. Every case container is 388px wide; the selected value is ~555px. Numbers are the rendered field width; ! means it overflows the container.

Case	before	after
.row > QSelect	555 ! no ellipsis	388 ✓
.column > QSelect (docs demo layout)	581 ! no ellipsis	388 ✓
QToolbar	549 ! no ellipsis	364 ✓
QItem > QItemSection	555 ! no ellipsis	356 ✓
display: grid, 1fr 1fr	555 ! no ellipsis	190 ✓
use-chips	589 ! no ellipsis	388 ✓
use-input	555 ! no ellipsis	388 ✓
borderless dense	525 ! no ellipsis	388 ✓
.row > .col, .q-gutter, plain div, width: 100%	ok	unchanged
control: explicit min-width: 500px	500	500 unchanged
control: horizontal scroll, flex: 0 0 200px	555 (ignores the flex basis)	200 — now honoured
control: parent width: max-content	555	unchanged
control: table cell	555	unchanged
control: QInput with a long value	184	unchanged
control: explicit width: 500px in a 388px parent	500 !	388 — see trade-off

The dropdown menu was checked separately: identical width with and without the fix (its width comes from the option content; fit only sets a minimum from the anchor), options render as before.

Regression coverage was added in QSelect.test.js under [Generic]: a select holding a long value is mounted inside a 200px .row parent and a 200px .column parent (the main-axis and cross-axis paths), asserting that the field stays within its parent and that the value span is actually truncated. Since the suite runs in a real Chromium through Vitest browser mode with src/css/index.sass loaded, these are real layout assertions — with the fix reverted both cases fail (expected 419.640625 to be less than or equal to 200).

pnpm test:specs:check passes, and pnpm test (the full ui suite) is green.

Cases that are deliberately not fixed, because their containers size from content by definition: .row.inline, a parent with width: max-content, and a table cell.

Trade-off

An explicit width larger than the parent is now clipped to 100% (500px → 388px in the control case above). This is the one behavior change; the opt-out is max-width: none on the field. I judged this acceptable because a field wider than its own parent is almost always unintended, but it is your call — the alternative (min-width: 0 only) leaves .column and QItemSection, i.e. the reported case, broken.

Alternatives considered and rejected

• contain: inline-size on .q-field or .q-field__control-container — fixes truncation everywhere but collapses the field to 0–60px in any shrink-to-fit context (.row, .row.inline, width: max-content).
• min-width: 0 on the span.ellipsis itself — no effect; clamping by a zero minimum does not reduce the element's min-content contribution.
• min-width: 0 alone on the field root — fixes the main axis only; the reported .column case stays broken.

Related observation (not addressed here)

.column > div.ellipsis overflows its container with no QSelect involved at all, because .column combines flex-direction: column with flex-wrap: wrap and the flex line's cross size is therefore content-derived. This PR fixes the reported symptom for QSelect; the general .column behavior may deserve a separate look.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes

  • Improved QSelect layout behavior so long selected values remain constrained within their parent container.
  • Prevented selected text from overflowing in narrow flex-based layouts.

• Tests

  • Added coverage for truncation within row and column layouts.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

QSelect now applies width constraints that keep long selected values within flex parents. Tests verify truncation in 200px row and column layouts.

Changes

QSelect layout

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Constrain QSelect width ui/src/components/select/QSelect.sass, ui/src/components/select/QSelect.test.js	.q-select now uses min-width: 0 and max-width: 100%. Tests verify that long selected values remain within 200px row and column flex parents and are truncated.

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~5 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to da0f5

This localized CSS bugfix keeps long QSelect values within their parent while preserving the existing API and includes focused layout regression coverage; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains at the current head.

Suggested labels: area/components, area/style

Suggested reviewers: rstoenescu

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title follows the required Conventional Commit format and describes the QSelect sizing fix.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The style change and regression tests address issue #18015 by constraining long QSelect values within their parent.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes are limited to QSelect sizing and related regression tests, which match the linked issue objectives.
Undocumented Breaking Change	✅ Passed	The patch changes only QSelect CSS and tests; no props, events, slots, methods, CLI flags, or configuration keys changed. The CSS sizing trade-off is explicitly documented.

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2979-2993: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add QSelect width-boundary tests. QSelect.test.js only covers the 200px parent case. Add tests for an explicit width larger than the parent and the inline max-width: none opt-out.

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In `@ui/src/components/select/QSelect.test.js` around lines 2979 - 2993, Add
QSelect width-boundary coverage alongside the existing truncation tests: verify
an explicitly wider QSelect remains constrained by its parent, and verify the
inline max-width: none opt-out allows the wider value. Reuse the existing
mountInParent and measurement/assertion patterns in QSelect.test.js.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@ui/src/components/select/QSelect.test.js`:
- Around line 2979-2993: Add QSelect width-boundary coverage alongside the
existing truncation tests: verify an explicitly wider QSelect remains
constrained by its parent, and verify the inline max-width: none opt-out allows
the wider value. Reuse the existing mountInParent and measurement/assertion
patterns in QSelect.test.js.

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