1. author: plugins.jquery.com/project/cutstring

    * Cut and set the string of jQuery object to the size of options.length.
    * This is useful to cut the multibyte string (UTF8)without breaking the char at the end.
    * The sizes of the cut strings look similar even though ASCII and multibytes are mixed.
    *
    * $('.element').cutString({length:20, ellipsisText: '...'});


  2. help: http://test.onkel-franky.de/neu/

    Open preset and change $('.element') for your needs, i.e. $('#sidebar').