Index: modules/views_node.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal-contrib/contributions/modules/views/modules/Attic/views_node.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.30.2.21
diff -u -p -r1.30.2.21 views_node.inc
--- modules/views_node.inc	10 May 2008 20:17:00 -0000	1.30.2.21
+++ modules/views_node.inc	27 May 2008 22:30:53 -0000
@@ -71,9 +71,10 @@ function node_views_tables() {
           'views_handler_field_body'   => t('Full Text'),
           'views_handler_field_teaser' => t('Teaser')
         ),
+        'option' => 'string',
         'addlfields' => array('nid'),
         'notafield' => TRUE,
-        'help' => t('Display the Main Content.'),
+        'help' => t('Display the Main Content. Optionally enter the amount of characters the content will be trimmed to.'),
       ),
       'view' => array(
         'name' => t('Node: View link'),
@@ -450,6 +451,10 @@ function views_handler_field_body($field
 
   $node->body = str_replace('<!--break-->', '', $node->body);
 
+  if ((int)$fielddata['options'] > 0) {
+    $node->teaser = $node->body = truncate_utf8($node->body, (int)$fielddata['options'], TRUE, TRUE);
+  }
+
   // The 'view' hook can be implemented to overwrite the default function
   // to display nodes.
   if (node_hook($node, 'view')) {