--- a/flys-client/ChangeLog	Thu Jun 21 13:22:11 2012 +0000
+++ b/flys-client/ChangeLog	Fri Jun 22 15:59:47 2012 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2012-06-21	Sascha L. Teichmann	<sascha.teichmann@intevation.de>
+
+	* src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/client/client/ui/fixation/FixEventSelect.java:
+	  Usability: Limit the number of displayed old items to 5. Use label "..." as
+	  a placeholder there are more.
+	
 2012-06-21  Raimund Renkert <raimund.renkert@intevation.de>
 
 	* src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/client/client/ui/chart/NaviChartOutputTab.java:

--- a/flys-client/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/client/client/ui/fixation/FixEventSelect.java	Thu Jun 21 13:22:11 2012 +0000
+++ b/flys-client/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/client/client/ui/fixation/FixEventSelect.java	Fri Jun 22 15:59:47 2012 +0000
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
     /** The message class that provides i18n strings. */
     protected FLYSConstants MESSAGES = GWT.create(FLYSConstants.class);
 
+    public static final int MAX_DISPLAYED_ITEMS = 5;
+
     protected FixingsOverviewServiceAsync overviewService =
         GWT.create(FixingsOverviewService.class);
 
@@ -64,11 +66,28 @@
 
         VLayout dataLayout = new VLayout();
         dataLayout.setWidth(130);
+
         DataItem[] items = data.getItems();
-        for (int i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
-            Label l = new Label(items[i].getLabel());
+
+        if (items.length > MAX_DISPLAYED_ITEMS) {
+            for (int i = 0; i < MAX_DISPLAYED_ITEMS-2; ++i) {
+                Label l = new Label(items[i].getLabel());
+                l.setHeight(25);
+                dataLayout.addMember(l);
+            }
+            Label l = new Label("...");
             l.setHeight(25);
             dataLayout.addMember(l);
+            l = new Label(items[items.length-1].getLabel());
+            l.setHeight(25);
+            dataLayout.addMember(l);
+        }
+        else {
+            for (int i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
+                Label l = new Label(items[i].getLabel());
+                l.setHeight(25);
+                dataLayout.addMember(l);
+            }
         }
 
         HLayout layout = new HLayout();
@@ -97,7 +116,7 @@
 
         if (events.size() > 0) {
             IntDataItem[] arr = new IntDataItem[events.size()];
-            for (int i = 0; i < events.size(); i++) {
+            for (int i = 0, E = events.size(); i < E; i++) {
                 try {
                     Integer v = new Integer(events.get(i));
                     arr[i] = new IntDataItem("id", "id", v.intValue());
@@ -137,9 +156,8 @@
 
 
     public void success() {
-        List<FixEvent> fe = fixInfo.getEvents();
-        for (int i = 0; i < fe.size(); i++) {
-            events.add (fe.get(i).getCId());
+        for (FixEvent fe: fixInfo.getEvents()) {
+            events.add(fe.getCId());
         }
     }