Index: misc/drupal.css
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/misc/Attic/drupal.css,v
retrieving revision 1.147.2.3
diff -u -r1.147.2.3 drupal.css
--- misc/drupal.css	30 Jun 2006 00:13:45 -0000	1.147.2.3
+++ misc/drupal.css	13 Nov 2006 13:36:53 -0000
@@ -284,6 +284,10 @@
 .calendar td.day-blank {
   border: 0;
 }
+div.comment-in-table {
+  height: 7em;
+  overflow: auto;
+}
 .tips {
   margin-top: 0;
   margin-bottom: 0;
Index: modules/comment.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/Attic/comment.module,v
retrieving revision 1.455.2.10
diff -u -r1.455.2.10 comment.module
--- modules/comment.module	18 Oct 2006 20:14:42 -0000	1.455.2.10
+++ modules/comment.module	13 Nov 2006 13:36:55 -0000
@@ -973,6 +973,7 @@
     $comments[$comment->cid] = '';
     $comment->name = $comment->uid ? $comment->registered_name : $comment->name;
     $form['subject'][$comment->cid] = array('#value' => l($comment->subject, 'node/'. $comment->nid, array('title' => truncate_utf8($comment->comment, 128)), NULL, 'comment-'. $comment->cid));
+    $form['comment'][$comment->cid] = array('#value' => $comment->comment);
     $form['username'][$comment->cid] = array('#value' => theme('username', $comment));
     $form['timestamp'][$comment->cid] = array('#value' => format_date($comment->timestamp, 'small'));
     $form['operations'][$comment->cid] = array('#value' => l(t('edit'), 'comment/edit/'. $comment->cid, array(), $destination));
@@ -1026,7 +1027,14 @@
     foreach (element_children($form['subject']) as $key) {
       $row = array();
       $row[] = form_render($form['comments'][$key]);
-      $row[] = form_render($form['subject'][$key]);
+      $comment = form_render($form['comment'][$key]);
+      if (strlen($comment) > 512) {
+      	$class = ' class="comment-in-table"';
+      }
+      else {
+      	$class = '';
+      }
+      $row[] = form_render($form['subject'][$key]) . '<div'. $class. '>'. $comment. '</div>';
       $row[] = form_render($form['username'][$key]);
       $row[] = form_render($form['timestamp'][$key]);
       $row[] = form_render($form['operations'][$key]);