[Dima JT]

$(function() {
var maxSymbols = 20;
var a = new String;
a = $('div').text();
var symbols = a.length;


if (symbols > maxSymbols) {
$(this).text($(this).text().substr(0, symbols));
var textmenu = $(this).text();
$(this).text(textmenu+'...');
}
});