Shorten messages to prevent clipping in QGroundControl #24080
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Solved Problem
When I was working with QGroundControl I found that some 'Preflight Fail' messages are clipped (see e.g. attached image).
There's a 50-character limit to these messages defined by the STATUSTEXT MAVLink message. Longer messages are clipped.
In this PR, I reformulated the messages that are longer than 50 characters.
Solution
Changelog Entry
For release notes:
Alternatives
We could also increase the character limit of the STATUSTEXT message
Test coverage
Critical bug that needs backporting?
No
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