bump version to 1.4.23

contact/ui/contact_ui.py

@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ from contact.ui.colors import get_color
 from contact.utilities.db_handler import get_name_from_database, update_node_info_in_db, is_chat_archived
 from contact.utilities.input_handlers import get_list_input
 from contact.utilities.i18n import t
+from contact.utilities.emoji_utils import normalize_message_text
 import contact.ui.default_config as config
 import contact.ui.dialog
-from contact.ui.nav_utils import draw_main_arrows, fit_text, get_msg_window_lines, move_main_highlight, wrap_text
+from contact.ui.nav_utils import move_main_highlight, draw_main_arrows, get_msg_window_lines, wrap_text
 from contact.utilities.singleton import ui_state, interface_state, menu_state
 
 
@@ -828,7 +829,9 @@ def draw_channel_list() -> None:
         notification = " " + config.notification_symbol if idx in ui_state.notifications else ""
 
         # Truncate the channel name if it's too long to fit in the window
-        truncated_channel = fit_text(f"{channel}{notification}", win_width - 3, suffix="-")
+        truncated_channel = (
+            (channel[: win_width - 5] + "-" if len(channel) > win_width - 5 else channel) + notification
+        ).ljust(win_width - 3)
 
         color = get_color("channel_list")
         if idx == ui_state.selected_channel:
@@ -863,7 +866,7 @@ def draw_messages_window(scroll_to_bottom: bool = False) -> None:
 
         row = 0
         for prefix, message in messages:
-            full_message = f"{prefix}{message}"
+            full_message = normalize_message_text(f"{prefix}{message}")
             wrapped_lines = wrap_text(full_message, messages_win.getmaxyx()[1] - 2)
             msg_line_count += len(wrapped_lines)
             messages_pad.resize(msg_line_count, messages_win.getmaxyx()[1])
@@ -934,7 +937,8 @@ def draw_node_list() -> None:
         snr_str = f"  ■  SNR: {node['snr']}dB" if node.get("hopsAway") == 0 and "snr" in node else ""
 
         # Future node name custom formatting possible
-        node_str = fit_text(f"{status_icon} {node_name}", box_width - 2)
+        node_str = f"{status_icon} {node_name}"
+        node_str = node_str.ljust(box_width - 4)[: box_width - 2]
         color = "node_list"
         if "isFavorite" in node and node["isFavorite"]:
             color = "node_favorite"
@@ -1063,16 +1067,9 @@ def draw_packetlog_win() -> None:
             span += column
 
         # Add headers
-        headers = " ".join(
+        headers = f"{'From':<{columns[0]}} {'To':<{columns[1]}} {'Port':<{columns[2]}} {'Payload':<{width-span}}"
-            [
-                fit_text("From", columns[0]),
-                fit_text("To", columns[1]),
-                fit_text("Port", columns[2]),
-                fit_text("Payload", max(1, width - span - 3)),
-            ]
-        )
         packetlog_win.addstr(
-            1, 1, fit_text(headers, width - 2), get_color("log_header", underline=True)
+            1, 1, headers[: width - 2], get_color("log_header", underline=True)
         )  # Truncate headers if they exceed window width
 
         for i, packet in enumerate(reversed(ui_state.packet_buffer)):
@@ -1080,22 +1077,22 @@ def draw_packetlog_win() -> None:
                 break
 
             # Format each field
-            from_id = fit_text(get_name_from_database(packet["from"], "short"), columns[0])
+            from_id = get_name_from_database(packet["from"], "short").ljust(columns[0])
             to_id = (
-                fit_text("BROADCAST", columns[1])
+                "BROADCAST".ljust(columns[1])
                 if str(packet["to"]) == "4294967295"
-                else fit_text(get_name_from_database(packet["to"], "short"), columns[1])
+                else get_name_from_database(packet["to"], "short").ljust(columns[1])
             )
             if "decoded" in packet:
-                port = fit_text(str(packet["decoded"].get("portnum", "")), columns[2])
+                port = str(packet["decoded"].get("portnum", "")).ljust(columns[2])
                 parsed_payload = parse_protobuf(packet)
             else:
-                port = fit_text("NO KEY", columns[2])
+                port = "NO KEY".ljust(columns[2])
                 parsed_payload = "NO KEY"
 
             # Combine and truncate if necessary
             logString = f"{from_id} {to_id} {port} {parsed_payload}"
-            logString = fit_text(logString, width - 3)
+            logString = logString[: width - 3]
 
             # Add to the window
             packetlog_win.addstr(i + 2, 1, logString, get_color("log"))

contact/ui/nav_utils.py

@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 import curses
 import re
-from typing import Any, Optional, List, Dict
+from unicodedata import east_asian_width
-
-from wcwidth import wcwidth, wcswidth
 
 from contact.ui.colors import get_color
 from contact.utilities.i18n import t
 from contact.utilities.control_utils import transform_menu_path
+from typing import Any, Optional, List, Dict
 from contact.utilities.singleton import interface_state, ui_state
 
 
@@ -329,65 +328,7 @@ def get_wrapped_help_text(
 
 
 def text_width(text: str) -> int:
-    width = wcswidth(text)
+    return sum(2 if east_asian_width(c) in "FW" else 1 for c in text)
-    if width >= 0:
-        return width
-    return sum(max(wcwidth(char), 0) for char in text)
-
-
-def slice_text_to_width(text: str, max_width: int) -> str:
-    """Return the longest prefix that fits within max_width terminal cells."""
-    if max_width <= 0:
-        return ""
-
-    chunk = ""
-    for char in text:
-        candidate = chunk + char
-        if text_width(candidate) > max_width:
-            break
-        chunk = candidate
-
-    return chunk
-
-
-def fit_text(text: str, width: int, suffix: str = "") -> str:
-    """Trim and pad text so its terminal display width fits exactly."""
-    if width <= 0:
-        return ""
-
-    if text_width(text) > width:
-        suffix = slice_text_to_width(suffix, width)
-        available = max(0, width - text_width(suffix))
-        text = slice_text_to_width(text, available).rstrip() + suffix
-
-    padding = max(0, width - text_width(text))
-    return text + (" " * padding)
-
-
-def split_text_to_width(text: str, max_width: int) -> List[str]:
-    """Split text into chunks that each fit within max_width terminal cells."""
-    if max_width <= 0:
-        return [""]
-
-    chunks: List[str] = []
-    chunk = ""
-
-    for char in text:
-        candidate = chunk + char
-        if chunk and text_width(candidate) > max_width:
-            chunks.append(chunk)
-            chunk = char
-        else:
-            chunk = candidate
-
-        if text_width(chunk) > max_width:
-            chunks.append(slice_text_to_width(chunk, max_width))
-            chunk = ""
-
-    if chunk:
-        chunks.append(chunk)
-
-    return chunks or [""]
 
 
 def wrap_text(text: str, wrap_width: int) -> List[str]:
@@ -405,18 +346,24 @@ def wrap_text(text: str, wrap_width: int) -> List[str]:
     wrap_width -= margin
 
     for word in words:
-        word_chunks = split_text_to_width(word, wrap_width) if text_width(word) > wrap_width else [word]
+        word_length = text_width(word)
 
-        for chunk in word_chunks:
+        if word_length > wrap_width:  # Break long words
-            chunk_length = text_width(chunk)
+            if line_buffer:
-
-            if line_length + chunk_length > wrap_width and chunk.strip():
                 wrapped_lines.append(line_buffer.strip())
                 line_buffer = ""
                 line_length = 0
+            for i in range(0, word_length, wrap_width):
+                wrapped_lines.append(word[i : i + wrap_width])
+            continue
 
-            line_buffer += chunk
+        if line_length + word_length > wrap_width and word.strip():
-            line_length += chunk_length
+            wrapped_lines.append(line_buffer.strip())
+            line_buffer = ""
+            line_length = 0
+
+        line_buffer += word
+        line_length += word_length
 
     if line_buffer:
         wrapped_lines.append(line_buffer.strip())

contact/utilities/emoji_utils.py

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+"""Helpers for normalizing emoji sequences in width-sensitive message rendering."""
+
+# Strip zero-width and presentation modifiers that make terminal cell width inconsistent.
+EMOJI_MODIFIER_REPLACEMENTS = {
+    "\u200d": "",
+    "\u20e3": "",
+    "\ufe0e": "",
+    "\ufe0f": "",
+    "\U0001F3FB": "",
+    "\U0001F3FC": "",
+    "\U0001F3FD": "",
+    "\U0001F3FE": "",
+    "\U0001F3FF": "",
+}
+
+_EMOJI_MODIFIER_TRANSLATION = str.maketrans(EMOJI_MODIFIER_REPLACEMENTS)
+_REGIONAL_INDICATOR_START = ord("\U0001F1E6")
+_REGIONAL_INDICATOR_END = ord("\U0001F1FF")
+
+
+def _regional_indicator_to_letter(char: str) -> str:
+    return chr(ord("A") + ord(char) - _REGIONAL_INDICATOR_START)
+
+
+def _normalize_flag_emoji(text: str) -> str:
+    """Convert flag emoji built from regional indicators into ASCII country codes."""
+    normalized = []
+    index = 0
+
+    while index < len(text):
+        current = text[index]
+        current_ord = ord(current)
+
+        if _REGIONAL_INDICATOR_START <= current_ord <= _REGIONAL_INDICATOR_END and index + 1 < len(text):
+            next_char = text[index + 1]
+            next_ord = ord(next_char)
+            if _REGIONAL_INDICATOR_START <= next_ord <= _REGIONAL_INDICATOR_END:
+                normalized.append(_regional_indicator_to_letter(current))
+                normalized.append(_regional_indicator_to_letter(next_char))
+                index += 2
+                continue
+
+        normalized.append(current)
+        index += 1
+
+    return "".join(normalized)
+
+
+def normalize_message_text(text: str) -> str:
+    """Strip modifiers and rewrite flag emoji into stable terminal-friendly text."""
+    if not text:
+        return text
+
+    return _normalize_flag_emoji(text.translate(_EMOJI_MODIFIER_TRANSLATION))

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "contact"
-version = "1.4.19"
+version = "1.4.23"
 description = "This Python curses client for Meshtastic is a terminal-based client designed to manage device settings, enable mesh chat communication, and handle configuration backups and restores."
 authors = [
     {name = "Ben Lipsey",email = "ben@pdxlocations.com"}
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0-only"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.9,<3.15"
 dependencies = [
-    "meshtastic (>=2.7.5,<3.0.0)",
+    "meshtastic (>=2.7.5,<3.0.0)"
-    "wcwidth (>=0.2.13,<1.0.0)"
 ]
 
 [project.urls]

requirements.txt

@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 meshtastic
-wcwidth>=0.2.13,<1.0.0