From f741ce5dc934de386676ed336fbf109b3fb5f40c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rick Barrette <rickbarrette@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:40:17 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Fixed displaying of notes

---
 app/views/customers/_details.html.erb   | 13 ++++++++++++-
 app/views/customers/_form.html.erb      |  3 +--
 app/views/issues/_show_details.html.erb |  6 +++++-
 app/views/vehicles/_details.html.erb    | 10 +++++++++-
 4 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/views/customers/_details.html.erb b/app/views/customers/_details.html.erb
index a15761b..41a8738 100644
--- a/app/views/customers/_details.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/customers/_details.html.erb
@@ -38,8 +38,19 @@
     
     <tr>
       <th><%=t(:field_notes)%></th>
-      <td><%= customer.notes %></td>
+      <td>
+       <pre id="note-display" style="text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: inherit;">
+          <%= customer.notes %>
+        </pre>
+      </td>
     </tr>
+
+    <script>
+        const preElement = document.getElementById('note-display');
+        // This takes the text, trims the edges, and puts it back
+        preElement.textContent = preElement.textContent.trim();
+      </script>
+
   </tbody>
 </table> 
 <br/>
diff --git a/app/views/customers/_form.html.erb b/app/views/customers/_form.html.erb
index 56a69f2..3314742 100644
--- a/app/views/customers/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/customers/_form.html.erb
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@
           <%=t(:field_notes)%>: 
           <div class="input">
             <p>  
-              <%= link_to_function content_tag(:span, l(:button_edit), :class => 'icon icon-edit'), '$(this).hide(); $("#issue_description_and_toolbar").show()' unless @customer.new_record? %>
-              <%= content_tag 'span', :id => "issue_description_and_toolbar", :style => (@customer.new_record? ? nil : 'display:none') do %>
+              <%= content_tag 'span', :id => "issue_description_and_toolbar" do %>
               <%= f.text_area :notes,
                     :cols => 60,
                     :rows => 10,
diff --git a/app/views/issues/_show_details.html.erb b/app/views/issues/_show_details.html.erb
index be53694..0b053e9 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/_show_details.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/issues/_show_details.html.erb
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@
        
     <div class="vehicle_notes attribute">
       <div class="label"><span><%=t(:field_notes)%></span>:</div>
-      <div class="value"><%=notes%></div>
+      <div class="value">
+        <pre id="note-display" style="text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: inherit; ">
+          <%=notes%>
+        </pre>
+      </div>
     </div>
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/app/views/vehicles/_details.html.erb b/app/views/vehicles/_details.html.erb
index b8293e1..d5aaa0a 100644
--- a/app/views/vehicles/_details.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/vehicles/_details.html.erb
@@ -32,9 +32,17 @@
     <div class="splitcontentleft">
 
       <h4><%=t(:field_notes)%>:</h4>
-        <td><%= vehicle.notes %></td>
+        <pre id="note-display" style="text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: inherit; ">
+          <td><%= vehicle.notes %></td>
+        </pre>
       </tr>
 
+      <script>
+        const preElement = document.getElementById('note-display');
+        // This takes the text, trims the edges, and puts it back
+        preElement.textContent = preElement.textContent.trim();
+      </script>
+
     </div>
   </div>
 </div>