diff --git a/module/core/format_tools/src/format/output_format/table.rs b/module/core/format_tools/src/format/output_format/table.rs
index e96af36f20..5662f8c9fa 100644
--- a/module/core/format_tools/src/format/output_format/table.rs
+++ b/module/core/format_tools/src/format/output_format/table.rs
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ impl TableOutputFormat for Table
       for islice in 0..height
       {
 
-        if irow > 0
+        if irow > 0 || islice > 0
         {
           write!( c.buf, "{}", row_separator )?;
         }
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ impl TableOutputFormat for Table
 
           write!( c.buf, "{}", cell_prefix )?;
 
-          println!( "icol : {icol} | irow : {irow} | width : {width} | cell_width : {cell_width} | slice.len() : {}", slice.len() );
+          // println!( "icol : {icol} | irow : {irow} | width : {width} | cell_width : {cell_width} | slice.len() : {}", slice.len() );
 
           let lspaces = if cell_width > width {
             0
diff --git a/module/core/format_tools/src/format/print.rs b/module/core/format_tools/src/format/print.rs
index 78ac91b294..3e50b676a4 100644
--- a/module/core/format_tools/src/format/print.rs
+++ b/module/core/format_tools/src/format/print.rs
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ mod private
     /// Formats the table and writes the result to the provided context.
     fn fmt< 'context >( &'data self, c : & mut Context< 'context > ) -> fmt::Result;
 
+    /// Formats the table and writes the result to the provided context.
+    /// Also limits the table width.
+    fn fmt_limit< 'context >( &'data self, c : & mut Context< 'context >, limit_width : usize ) -> fmt::Result;
+
     /// Converts the table to a string representation.
     ///
     /// # Returns
@@ -169,6 +173,16 @@ mod private
       self.table_to_string_with_format( &output_format::Table::default() )
     }
 
+    /// Converts the table to a string representation with limited width requirement.
+    ///
+    /// # Returns
+    ///
+    /// A `String` containing the formatted table.
+    fn table_to_string_limit( &'data self, limit_width : usize ) -> String
+    {
+      self.table_to_string_with_format_limit( &output_format::Table::default(), limit_width )
+    }
+
     /// Converts the table to a string representation specifying printer.
     ///
     /// # Returns
@@ -194,6 +208,31 @@ mod private
       output
     }
 
+    /// Converts the table to a string representation specifying printer with limited width requirement.
+    ///
+    /// # Returns
+    ///
+    /// A `String` containing the formatted table.
+    fn table_to_string_with_format_limit< 'context, Styles >( &'data self, styles : &'context Styles, limit_width : usize ) -> String
+    where
+      Styles : TableOutputFormat,
+    {
+      let mut output = String::new();
+      let printer = Printer
+      {
+        output_format : styles,
+        filter_col : Default::default(),
+        filter_row : Default::default(),
+      };
+      let mut context = Context
+      {
+        buf : &mut output,
+        printer,
+      };
+      Self::fmt_limit( self, &mut context, limit_width ).expect( "Table formatting failed" );
+      output
+    }
+
   }
 
   /// A trait for formatting tables.
@@ -210,12 +249,27 @@ mod private
 
     fn fmt< 'a >( &'data self, c : &mut Context< 'a > ) -> fmt::Result
     {
+      InputExtract::extract
+      (
+        self,
+        c.printer.filter_col,
+        c.printer.filter_row,
+        0,
+        | x |
+        {
+          c.printer.output_format.extract_write( x, c )
+        }
+      )
+    }
 
+    fn fmt_limit< 'a >( &'data self, c : &mut Context< 'a >, limit_width : usize ) -> fmt::Result
+    {
       InputExtract::extract
       (
         self,
         c.printer.filter_col,
         c.printer.filter_row,
+        limit_width,
         | x |
         {
           c.printer.output_format.extract_write( x, c )
@@ -370,6 +424,7 @@ mod private
       table : &'t Table,
       filter_col : &'context ( dyn FilterCol + 'context ),
       filter_row : &'context ( dyn FilterRow + 'context ),
+      limit_width : usize,
       callback : impl for< 'a2 > FnOnce( &'a2 InputExtract< 'a2 > ) -> fmt::Result,
     )
     -> fmt::Result
@@ -403,6 +458,61 @@ mod private
       let filter_col_need_args = filter_col.need_args();
       // let filter_row_need_args = filter_row.need_args();
 
+      let col_count = if let Some( iter ) = table.header()
+      {
+        let mut r = 0;
+
+        for (_, col) in iter
+        {
+          if filter_col_need_args
+          {
+            if filter_col.filter_col( col )
+            {
+              r += 1;
+            }
+          }
+          else
+          {
+            if filter_col.filter_col( "" )
+            {
+              r += 1;
+            }
+          }
+        }
+
+        r
+      }
+      else if let Some( row ) = table.rows().next()
+      {
+        let mut r = 0;
+
+        for ( col, _ ) in row.cells()
+        {
+          if filter_col_need_args
+          {
+            if filter_col.filter_col( col.borrow() )
+            {
+              r += 1;
+            }
+          }
+          else
+          {
+            if filter_col.filter_col( "" )
+            {
+              r += 1;
+            }
+          }
+        }
+
+        r
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        0
+      };
+
+      let limit_column_width = limit_width / col_count.max(1);
+
       let mut row_add = | row_iter : &'_ mut dyn _IteratorTrait< Item = ( &'t CellKey, Cow< 't, str > ) >, typ : LineType |
       {
 
@@ -439,7 +549,7 @@ mod private
 
             ncol_vis += 1;
 
-            let sz = string::size( &val );
+            let sz = string::size_with_limit( &val, limit_column_width );
 
             key_to_ikey
             .entry( key )
@@ -575,7 +685,7 @@ mod private
         for icol in 0 .. x.col_descriptors.len()
         {
           let cell = &row_data[ icol ];
-          string::lines( cell.0.as_ref() )
+          string::lines_with_limit( cell.0.as_ref(), limit_column_width )
           .enumerate()
           .for_each( | ( layer, s ) |
           {
diff --git a/module/core/format_tools/src/format/string.rs b/module/core/format_tools/src/format/string.rs
index 619d1690c2..1cf3986af0 100644
--- a/module/core/format_tools/src/format/string.rs
+++ b/module/core/format_tools/src/format/string.rs
@@ -84,6 +84,35 @@ mod private
     [ width, height ]
   }
 
+  pub fn size_with_limit< S : AsRef< str > >
+  (
+    src : S,
+    limit_width : usize,
+  ) 
+  -> [ usize; 2 ]
+  {
+    if limit_width == 0
+    {
+      return size( src );
+    }
+
+    let text = src.as_ref();
+    let mut height = 0;
+    let mut width = 0;
+
+    for line in lines_with_limit( text, limit_width )
+    {
+      height += 1;
+      let line_length = line.len();
+      if line_length > width
+      {
+        width = line_length;
+      }
+    }
+
+    [ width, height ]
+  }
+
   /// Returns an iterator over the lines of a string slice.
   ///
   /// This function provides an iterator that yields each line of the input string slice.
@@ -114,6 +143,16 @@ mod private
     Lines::new( src.as_ref() )
   }
 
+  pub fn lines_with_limit< S : AsRef< str > + ?Sized >
+  (
+    src : & S,
+    limit_width : usize
+  )
+  -> LinesWithLimit< '_ >
+  {
+    LinesWithLimit::new( src.as_ref(), limit_width )
+  }
+
   /// An iterator over the lines of a string slice.
   ///
   /// This struct implements the `Iterator` trait, allowing you to iterate over the lines
@@ -128,6 +167,7 @@ mod private
     has_trailing_newline : bool,
     finished : bool,
   }
+
   impl< 'a > Lines< 'a >
   {
     fn new( input : &'a str ) -> Self
@@ -172,6 +212,61 @@ mod private
     }
   }
 
+  #[ derive( Debug ) ]
+  pub struct LinesWithLimit< 'a >
+  {
+    lines : Lines< 'a >,
+    limit_width : usize,
+    cur : Option< &'a str >,
+  }
+
+  impl< 'a > LinesWithLimit< 'a >
+  {
+    fn new( input : &'a str, limit_width : usize ) -> Self
+    {
+      LinesWithLimit
+      {
+        lines : lines( input ),
+        limit_width,
+        cur : None,
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  impl< 'a > Iterator for LinesWithLimit< 'a >
+  {
+    type Item = &'a str;
+
+    fn next( &mut self ) -> Option< Self::Item >
+    {
+      if self.cur.is_none() || self.cur.is_some_and( str::is_empty )
+      {
+        self.cur = self.lines.next();
+      }
+
+      match self.cur
+      {
+        None => return None,
+
+        Some( cur ) =>
+        {
+          if self.limit_width == 0
+          {
+            self.cur = None;
+            Some( cur )
+          }
+          else
+          {
+            let (chunk, rest) = cur.split_at(self.limit_width.min(cur.len()));
+            self.cur = Some( rest );
+          
+            Some(chunk)
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
 }
 
 #[ allow( unused_imports ) ]
@@ -189,8 +284,11 @@ pub mod own
   pub use private::
   {
     size,
+    size_with_limit,
     lines,
     Lines,
+    lines_with_limit,
+    LinesWithLimit,
   };
 
 }