From 329f8e1d0a5ae88ca895ab2d81b865c9d7311b73 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bram van den Broek <33119248+bvandenbroek@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:50:29 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update Interpreter.java

Prevent truncation at 120charcters of 'Macro Error' messages (only in the debug window).
---
 ij/macro/Interpreter.java | 6 ++----
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ij/macro/Interpreter.java b/ij/macro/Interpreter.java
index deae2842a..21eae2bb1 100644
--- a/ij/macro/Interpreter.java
+++ b/ij/macro/Interpreter.java
@@ -1373,9 +1373,7 @@ void error (String message) {
 			instance = null;
 		if (showMessage && message!=null) {
 			String line = getErrorLine();
-			done = true;
-			if (line.length()>120)
-				line = line.substring(0,119)+"...";			
+			done = true;		
 			Frame f = WindowManager.getFrame("Debug");			
 			TextPanel panel = null;
 			if (showVariables && f!=null && (f instanceof TextWindow)) { //clear previous content
@@ -1392,7 +1390,7 @@ void error (String message) {
 					calledFrom += "\t\t(called from line " + theline +")\n";
 				}
 			}
-			showError("Macro Error", message+" in line "+lineNumber +"\n" + calledFrom +" \n"+line, variables);
+			showError("Macro Error", message+" in line "+lineNumber +"\n" + calledFrom +" \n"+line.substring(0,119)+"...", variables);
 			f = WindowManager.getFrame("Debug");
 			if (showVariables && f!=null && (f instanceof TextWindow)) {
 				TextWindow debugWindow = (TextWindow)f;

From f9c5c76534ddf1590dc8dab948b57dcf1fc99173 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bram van den Broek <33119248+bvandenbroek@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2025 11:35:02 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update Interpreter.java

Edited earlier changes to only display a truncated line in the error message window, and the full line in the debug window.
---
 ij/macro/Interpreter.java | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ij/macro/Interpreter.java b/ij/macro/Interpreter.java
index 21eae2bb1..9054430c1 100644
--- a/ij/macro/Interpreter.java
+++ b/ij/macro/Interpreter.java
@@ -1373,7 +1373,11 @@ void error (String message) {
 			instance = null;
 		if (showMessage && message!=null) {
 			String line = getErrorLine();
-			done = true;		
+			done = true;
+			if (line.length()>120)
+				String truncatedLine = line.substring(0,119);
+			else
+				truncatedLine = line;
 			Frame f = WindowManager.getFrame("Debug");			
 			TextPanel panel = null;
 			if (showVariables && f!=null && (f instanceof TextWindow)) { //clear previous content
@@ -1390,7 +1394,7 @@ void error (String message) {
 					calledFrom += "\t\t(called from line " + theline +")\n";
 				}
 			}
-			showError("Macro Error", message+" in line "+lineNumber +"\n" + calledFrom +" \n"+line.substring(0,119)+"...", variables);
+			showError("Macro Error", message+" in line "+lineNumber +"\n" + calledFrom +" \n"+truncatedLine+"...", variables);
 			f = WindowManager.getFrame("Debug");
 			if (showVariables && f!=null && (f instanceof TextWindow)) {
 				TextWindow debugWindow = (TextWindow)f;