// jiggster
function trim_text ($string, $truncation=250) {
  $string = explode(' ',$string,($truncation+1));
  unset($string[$truncation]);
  return implode(' ',$string);
}

// streaky
function chopme ($data, $len) {
	$data = substr($data, 0, $len);
	$temp = explode(" ", $data);
	$num = count($temp) - 1;
	unset($temp[$num]);
	$data = implode(" ", $temp);
	return $data;
}

// imdsm
function ptrim ($strFullText, $intMaxChars) {
    if (strlen($strFullText) <= $intMaxChars) return $strFullText;
    $strTrimmed = substr($strFullText, 0, $intMaxChars);
    $strReversed = strrev($strTrimmed);
    if (substr($strReversed, 0, 1) != ' ') {
        $strNextChar = substr($strFullText, $intMaxChars+1, 1);
        if ($strNextChar == ' ') return $strTrimmed;
        if ($strNextChar == '.') return $strTrimmed;
    }
    while ((substr($strReversed, 0, 1) != ' ' && substr($strReversed, 0, 1) != '.') && strlen($strReversed) > 0) {
        $strReversed = substr($strReversed, 1);
    }
    return strrev($strReversed);
}