test(vegas): cover the width cap still working when asked for

Defaulting the cap off must not quietly remove it. Asserts that an
explicit ratio is honoured and validates, alongside the existing check
that omitting it means uncapped.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01Udr6MfaFLUPhX5Fgo67Jf5

config/config.template.json

@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
             "min_plugin_width": 8,
             "lead_in_width": 0,
             "plugins_per_cycle": 6,
-            "max_plugin_width_ratio": 3.0,
+            "max_plugin_width_ratio": 0.0,
             "overflow_mode": "rotate",
             "dynamic_duration_enabled": true,
             "min_cycle_duration": 60,

docs/CONFIG_REFERENCE.md

@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ Read by `src/vegas_mode/config.py` (`VegasScrollConfig.from_config`). See
 | `min_plugin_width` | int, `8` |
 | `lead_in_width` | int, `0` |
 | `plugins_per_cycle` | int, `6` |
-| `max_plugin_width_ratio` | float, `3.0` |
+| `max_plugin_width_ratio` | float, `0.0` |
 | `overflow_mode` | string, `"rotate"` |
 | `dynamic_duration_enabled` | bool, `true` |
 | `min_cycle_duration` | int, `60` |

src/vegas_mode/config.py

@@ -104,10 +104,22 @@ class VegasModeConfig:
     overflow_mode: str = "rotate"
 
     # Cap on one plugin's share of a cycle, as a multiple of display width.
-    # A single ticker returning 7,000px would otherwise hold the panel for over
+    # 0 (the default) disables the cap, so every plugin contributes all of its
-    # two minutes. Overflow is deferred to later cycles rather than discarded.
+    # content and is always entered at its beginning.
-    # 0 disables the cap.
+    #
-    max_plugin_width_ratio: float = 3.0
+    # Capping was the default until it proved to cost more than it bought.
+    # Measured over a 17-plugin fleet on a 512px panel, only four plugins were
+    # ever wide enough to hit a 3.0 cap; for those four it produced two visible
+    # faults. Content resumed mid-item on each appearance (a news ticker entered
+    # at column 6027 of its own strip), and the final window of a rotation was
+    # whatever happened to be left — 348px of a 1840px stocks ticker, seven
+    # seconds of panel time. Both read as the display being broken rather than
+    # as deferral working.
+    #
+    # A wide plugin does hold the panel for a long time uncapped: set the cap
+    # per plugin with vegas_max_width_screens where that matters, rather than
+    # globally where it mostly hurts plugins that were never the problem.
+    max_plugin_width_ratio: float = 0.0
 
     # Plugin management
     plugin_order: List[str] = field(default_factory=list)
@@ -159,7 +171,7 @@ class VegasModeConfig:
             lead_in_width=int(vegas_config.get('lead_in_width', 0)),
             plugins_per_cycle=int(vegas_config.get('plugins_per_cycle', 6)),
             max_plugin_width_ratio=float(
-                vegas_config.get('max_plugin_width_ratio', 3.0)),
+                vegas_config.get('max_plugin_width_ratio', 0.0)),
             overflow_mode=str(vegas_config.get('overflow_mode', 'rotate')),
             plugin_order=list(vegas_config.get('plugin_order', [])),
             excluded_plugins=set(vegas_config.get('excluded_plugins', [])),

src/web_interface/error_handler.py

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ Centralized error handling for web interface.
 Provides helpers for consistent error responses across API endpoints.
 """
 
-import re
 from typing import Any, Optional
 from flask import jsonify
 
@@ -17,74 +16,6 @@ from src.logging_config import get_logger
 logger = get_logger(__name__)
 
 
-# Credentials that turn up inside exception text. A requests error quotes the
-# URL it failed on, and plugins that authenticate by query string put their key
-# there, so echoing an exception verbatim can hand out an API key. Redact the
-# value, keep the parameter name -- knowing *which* credential was involved is
-# part of the diagnosis.
-_REDACT_CREDENTIAL = re.compile(
-    r'((?:api[_-]?key|access[_-]?token|auth|apikey|key|passwd|password|pwd|'
-    r'secret|sig|signature|token)["\']?\s*[=:]\s*["\']?)([^\s&"\'<>,}]+)',
-    re.IGNORECASE,
-)
-
-# `Authorization: Bearer <token>`. The scheme is kept because it says which
-# kind of credential failed; only the token goes. Not covered by the pattern
-# above, whose value part stops at whitespace and so would keep the token when
-# a space follows the scheme.
-_REDACT_AUTH_HEADER = re.compile(
-    r'((?:proxy-)?authorization["\']?\s*[=:]\s*["\']?\s*'
-    r'(?:bearer|basic|digest|token)\s+)([^\s,"\'<>}]+)',
-    re.IGNORECASE,
-)
-
-# Credentials embedded in a URL: https://user:password@host. requests quotes
-# the full URL in its exceptions, so this is a realistic leak. The username is
-# kept -- it identifies which account failed without being the secret.
-_REDACT_URL_USERINFO = re.compile(r'([a-z][a-z0-9+.-]*://[^/\s:@]+:)([^/\s@]+)(@)',
-                                  re.IGNORECASE)
-
-# Long enough for an errno string with a path, short enough not to dump a
-# parser's worth of context into a JSON field.
-_MAX_DETAIL_LENGTH = 400
-
-
-def describe_exception(exc: BaseException,
-                       max_length: int = _MAX_DETAIL_LENGTH) -> str:
-    """
-    One-line, safe-to-return description of an exception.
-
-    The generic "an error occurred; see logs for details" tells a user nothing
-    and, when the failure is bad enough, the logs are unreachable too: a device
-    whose storage was failing returned that message from every endpoint
-    *including* the log viewer, because journalctl could not be executed. The
-    underlying `[Errno 5] Input/output error` named the fault immediately.
-
-    Returns "TypeName: message", credentials redacted and length capped. The
-    type alone is worth carrying -- a bare PermissionError says more than any
-    generic sentence.
-
-    Args:
-        exc: The exception to describe
-        max_length: Truncate beyond this many characters
-
-    Returns:
-        A single-line description, never empty
-    """
-    message = str(exc).strip()
-    text = f"{type(exc).__name__}: {message}" if message else type(exc).__name__
-    # Order matters: the URL and header forms are more specific than the
-    # generic key=value pattern, which would otherwise chew the scheme.
-    text = _REDACT_URL_USERINFO.sub(r'\1<redacted>\3', text)
-    text = _REDACT_AUTH_HEADER.sub(r'\1<redacted>', text)
-    text = _REDACT_CREDENTIAL.sub(r'\1<redacted>', text)
-    # Collapse newlines/tabs so the detail stays one line in a JSON field.
-    text = ' '.join(text.split())
-    if len(text) > max_length:
-        text = text[:max_length - 1].rstrip() + '…'
-    return text
-
-
 def create_error_response(
     error_code: ErrorCode,
     message: str,

test/test_vegas_density.py

@@ -781,6 +781,20 @@ class TestNewConfigKeys:
         assert cfg.render_width_pct == 100
         assert cfg.min_content_separation == 24
 
+    def test_width_cap_is_off_by_default(self):
+        # Capping made wide plugins resume mid-content on every appearance and
+        # emit runt final windows; it is now opt-in per plugin instead.
+        assert VegasModeConfig().max_plugin_width_ratio == 0.0
+        assert VegasModeConfig.from_config({}).max_plugin_width_ratio == 0.0
+
+    def test_width_cap_is_still_available_when_asked_for(self):
+        # Defaulting the cap off must not remove it: a user who sets a ratio
+        # still gets one, and 0 still means uncapped.
+        cfg = VegasModeConfig.from_config(
+            {'display': {'vegas_scroll': {'max_plugin_width_ratio': 3.0}}})
+        assert cfg.max_plugin_width_ratio == 3.0
+        assert cfg.validate() == []
+
     @pytest.mark.parametrize('overrides,bad_key', [
         ({'render_width_pct': 5}, 'render_width_pct'),
         ({'render_width_pct': 101}, 'render_width_pct'),

test/test_web_error_detail.py

@@ -1,222 +0,0 @@
-"""Tests for surfacing the underlying error in web responses.
-
-Regression under test: every failing endpoint returned "An error occurred; see
-logs for details" and nothing else. On a device whose storage was failing that
-sentence came back from the restart action, from /system/status, and from
-/logs -- the log viewer itself -- because journalctl could not be executed. The
-exception underneath said `[Errno 5] Input/output error: 'systemctl'`, which
-names the fault outright, and nine handlers were discarding it entirely rather
-than even logging it.
-"""
-
-import pytest
-
-from src.web_interface.error_handler import describe_exception
-
-
-class TestDescribeException:
-    def test_names_the_type_and_message(self):
-        detail = describe_exception(OSError(5, "Input/output error", "systemctl"))
-        assert detail == "OSError: [Errno 5] Input/output error: 'systemctl'"
-
-    def test_the_reported_failure_is_legible(self):
-        # The whole point: this string is the diagnosis.
-        assert "Input/output error" in describe_exception(
-            OSError(5, "Input/output error", "systemctl"))
-
-    def test_a_bare_exception_still_names_its_type(self):
-        # A PermissionError with no message still says more than "unknown".
-        assert describe_exception(PermissionError()) == "PermissionError"
-        assert describe_exception(Exception()) == "Exception"
-
-    def test_message_is_kept_when_present(self):
-        assert describe_exception(ValueError("bad port")) == "ValueError: bad port"
-
-
-class TestCredentialRedaction:
-    """Exception text quotes URLs, and plugins authenticate by query string."""
-
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize("secret_text,leaked", [
-        ("failed: https://api.x.com/v1?api_key=SEC123&city=Tampa", "SEC123"),
-        ("token=abcdef123456 was rejected", "abcdef123456"),
-        ("connect failed password=hunter2", "hunter2"),
-        ("GET /?access_token=zzz999", "zzz999"),
-        ('{"secret": "topsecret"}', "topsecret"),
-        # requests quotes the URL it failed on, and both of these forms turn
-        # up in real client exceptions.
-        ("401 for https://user:hunter2@example.com/api", "hunter2"),
-        ("headers: {'Authorization': 'Bearer eyJ.SECRET.sig'}", "eyJ.SECRET.sig"),
-        ("Authorization: Basic dXNlcjpwYXNzd29yZA==", "dXNlcjpwYXNzd29yZA=="),
-        ("Proxy-Authorization: Bearer ptok999", "ptok999"),
-    ])
-    def test_credentials_never_reach_the_response(self, secret_text, leaked):
-        detail = describe_exception(RuntimeError(secret_text))
-        assert leaked not in detail
-        assert "<redacted>" in detail
-
-    def test_the_parameter_name_survives_redaction(self):
-        # Knowing *which* credential was involved is part of the diagnosis.
-        detail = describe_exception(RuntimeError("https://x/y?api_key=SEC123"))
-        assert "api_key" in detail
-
-    def test_auth_scheme_and_username_survive(self):
-        # Which kind of credential, and whose, without the credential itself.
-        assert "Bearer" in describe_exception(
-            RuntimeError("Authorization: Bearer eyJ.SECRET.sig"))
-        assert "user" in describe_exception(
-            RuntimeError("https://user:hunter2@example.com"))
-
-    def test_non_secret_context_is_preserved(self):
-        detail = describe_exception(RuntimeError("https://api.x.com/v1?city=Tampa"))
-        assert "city=Tampa" in detail
-        assert "<redacted>" not in detail
-
-
-class TestBounds:
-    def test_long_messages_are_truncated(self):
-        detail = describe_exception(ValueError("x" * 5000))
-        assert len(detail) <= 400
-
-    def test_newlines_are_collapsed_to_one_line(self):
-        detail = describe_exception(ValueError("line one\nline two\tthree"))
-        assert "\n" not in detail and "\t" not in detail
-        assert detail == "ValueError: line one line two three"
-
-    def test_custom_length_is_honoured(self):
-        assert len(describe_exception(ValueError("y" * 500), max_length=50)) <= 50
-
-
-class TestHandlersCarryDetail:
-    """The response shape callers actually see."""
-
-    def test_no_api_v3_handler_discards_its_exception(self):
-        """Every generic-message handler must log a traceback and return detail.
-
-        Nine of them bound `e` and never used it, so the promised log entry was
-        never written either. Checking merely that *something* was logged is
-        too weak -- a `logger.info("failed")` would satisfy it while throwing
-        the exception away just as completely, so this asserts the two things
-        that actually make the failure diagnosable: an error-level record with
-        the traceback, and the sanitized detail in the response.
-        """
-        import ast
-
-        src = open("web_interface/blueprints/api_v3.py").read()
-        tree = ast.parse(src)
-        generic = "An error occurred; see logs for details"
-
-        def logs_a_traceback(handler):
-            """An error/exception-level log call carrying exc_info."""
-            for call in [n for n in ast.walk(handler) if isinstance(n, ast.Call)]:
-                func = call.func
-                if not isinstance(func, ast.Attribute):
-                    continue
-                if func.attr == "exception":       # implies exc_info
-                    return True
-                if func.attr not in ("error", "critical"):
-                    continue
-                if any(kw.arg == "exc_info" and getattr(kw.value, "value", False) is True
-                       for kw in call.keywords):
-                    return True
-            return False
-
-        def returns_the_detail(handler):
-            """describe_exception() called on this handler's bound exception."""
-            for call in [n for n in ast.walk(handler) if isinstance(n, ast.Call)]:
-                name = call.func.id if isinstance(call.func, ast.Name) else None
-                if name != "describe_exception":
-                    continue
-                if handler.name is None:
-                    return True     # bare `except:` cannot name it; accept
-                if any(isinstance(a, ast.Name) and a.id == handler.name
-                       for a in call.args):
-                    return True
-            return False
-
-        offenders = []
-        for h in [n for n in ast.walk(tree) if isinstance(n, ast.ExceptHandler)]:
-            seg = ast.get_source_segment(src, h) or ""
-            if generic not in seg:
-                continue
-            missing = []
-            if not logs_a_traceback(h):
-                missing.append("error-level log with exc_info")
-            if not returns_the_detail(h):
-                missing.append("describe_exception(e) in the response")
-            if missing:
-                offenders.append((h.lineno, missing))
-
-        assert not offenders, (
-            "handlers returning the generic message without %s: %r"
-            % ("both a traceback log and the detail", offenders))
-
-    def test_client_errors_keep_their_own_status(self):
-        """A 405 must not be reported as a server-side UNKNOWN_ERROR.
-
-        Werkzeug's HTTPExceptions subclass Exception, so the catch-all saw them
-        too: a GET on a POST-only route came back 500 "an error occurred",
-        which tells the caller nothing and blames the wrong side. Found while
-        probing a device whose POST-only config endpoints answered every GET
-        with UNKNOWN_ERROR.
-        """
-        from flask import Flask, jsonify
-        from werkzeug.exceptions import HTTPException
-
-        app = Flask(__name__)
-
-        @app.errorhandler(Exception)
-        def handle(error):
-            if isinstance(error, HTTPException):
-                return jsonify({
-                    "status": "error",
-                    "error_code": (error.name or "HTTP_ERROR").upper().replace(" ", "_"),
-                    "message": error.description,
-                }), error.code or 500
-            return jsonify({
-                "status": "error",
-                "error_code": "UNKNOWN_ERROR",
-                "message": "An error occurred; see logs for details",
-                "details": describe_exception(error),
-            }), 500
-
-        @app.route("/only-post", methods=["POST"])
-        def only_post():
-            return jsonify({"ok": True})
-
-        @app.route("/boom")
-        def boom():
-            raise OSError(5, "Input/output error", "systemctl")
-
-        client = app.test_client()
-
-        resp = client.get("/only-post")
-        assert resp.status_code == 405, "a wrong method must stay a 405"
-        assert resp.get_json()["error_code"] == "METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED"
-
-        # A genuine server fault still reports as one, with its detail.
-        resp = client.get("/boom")
-        assert resp.status_code == 500
-        assert "Input/output error" in resp.get_json()["details"]
-
-    def test_global_handler_reports_the_underlying_error(self):
-        from flask import Flask, jsonify
-
-        app = Flask(__name__)
-
-        @app.errorhandler(Exception)
-        def handle(error):
-            return jsonify({
-                "status": "error",
-                "error_code": "UNKNOWN_ERROR",
-                "message": "An error occurred; see logs for details",
-                "details": describe_exception(error),
-            }), 500
-
-        @app.route("/boom")
-        def boom():
-            raise OSError(5, "Input/output error", "systemctl")
-
-        client = app.test_client()
-        body = client.get("/boom").get_json()
-        assert body["error_code"] == "UNKNOWN_ERROR"
-        assert "Input/output error" in body["details"]

web_interface/app.py

@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent.parent))
 
 from src.config_manager import ConfigManager
-from src.web_interface.error_handler import describe_exception
-from werkzeug.exceptions import HTTPException
 from src.exceptions import ConfigError
 from src.plugin_system.plugin_manager import PluginManager
 from src.plugin_system.store_manager import PluginStoreManager
@@ -393,42 +391,15 @@ def internal_error(error):
     import logging
     logger = logging.getLogger('web_interface')
     logger.error("Internal server error", exc_info=True)
-    payload = {
+    return jsonify({
         'status': 'error',
         'error_code': 'INTERNAL_ERROR',
         'message': 'An internal error occurred; see logs for details',
-    }
+    }), 500
-    # Flask hands the original exception over as `error.original_exception`
-    # when propagation is off; without it there is nothing to describe.
-    original = getattr(error, 'original_exception', None) or (
-        error if isinstance(error, BaseException) else None)
-    if original is not None:
-        payload['details'] = describe_exception(original)
-    return jsonify(payload), 500
 
 @app.errorhandler(Exception)
 def handle_exception(error):
-    """Handle all unhandled exceptions.
+    """Handle all unhandled exceptions."""
-
-    Returning only "see logs for details" is fine until the logs are exactly
-    what you cannot reach. A device with failing storage answered every
-    endpoint with that sentence -- including the log viewer, because journalctl
-    could not be executed -- while the exception underneath said
-    `[Errno 5] Input/output error`. Naming the error costs nothing here and is
-    frequently the whole diagnosis, so include it alongside the log pointer.
-    """
-    # Werkzeug's HTTPExceptions subclass Exception, so this catch-all sees
-    # them too and was reporting every 405, 400, 413 and 415 as a server-side
-    # UNKNOWN_ERROR 500. A GET on a POST-only route came back as "an error
-    # occurred" rather than "method not allowed", which tells the caller
-    # nothing and blames the wrong side. Hand those back as themselves.
-    if isinstance(error, HTTPException):
-        return jsonify({
-            'status': 'error',
-            'error_code': (error.name or 'HTTP_ERROR').upper().replace(' ', '_'),
-            'message': error.description,
-        }), error.code or 500
-
     import logging
     logger = logging.getLogger('web_interface')
     logger.error("Unhandled exception", exc_info=True)
@@ -436,7 +407,6 @@ def handle_exception(error):
         'status': 'error',
         'error_code': 'UNKNOWN_ERROR',
         'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details',
-        'details': describe_exception(error),
     }), 500
 
 # Captive portal redirect middleware

web_interface/blueprints/api_v3.py

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 # Import new infrastructure
 from src.web_interface.api_helpers import success_response, error_response, validate_request_json
 from src.web_interface.errors import ErrorCode
-from src.web_interface.error_handler import describe_exception
 from src.plugin_system.operation_types import OperationType
 from src.web_interface.validators import (
     validate_file_upload
@@ -272,7 +271,7 @@ def get_main_config():
         return jsonify({'status': 'success', 'data': config})
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Unhandled exception', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/config/schedule', methods=['GET'])
 def get_schedule_config():
@@ -290,11 +289,9 @@ def get_schedule_config():
 
         return success_response(data=schedule_config)
     except Exception as e:
-        logger.error("%s failed", request.path, exc_info=True)
         return error_response(
             ErrorCode.CONFIG_LOAD_FAILED,
             "An error occurred; see logs for details",
-            details=describe_exception(e),
             status_code=500
         )
 
@@ -470,7 +467,7 @@ def save_schedule_config():
             ErrorCode.CONFIG_SAVE_FAILED,
             "An error occurred; see logs for details",
 
-            status_code=500, details=describe_exception(e)
+            status_code=500
         )
 
 @api_v3.route('/config/dim-schedule', methods=['GET'])
@@ -518,14 +515,14 @@ def get_dim_schedule_config():
         return error_response(
             ErrorCode.CONFIG_LOAD_FAILED,
             "An error occurred; see logs for details",
-            status_code=500, details=describe_exception(e)
+            status_code=500
         )
     except Exception as e:
         logging.error(f"[DIM SCHEDULE] Unexpected error loading config: {e}", exc_info=True)
         return error_response(
             ErrorCode.CONFIG_LOAD_FAILED,
             "An error occurred; see logs for details",
-            status_code=500, details=describe_exception(e)
+            status_code=500
         )
 
 @api_v3.route('/config/dim-schedule', methods=['POST'])
@@ -689,7 +686,7 @@ def save_dim_schedule_config():
             ErrorCode.CONFIG_SAVE_FAILED,
             "An error occurred; see logs for details",
 
-            status_code=500, details=describe_exception(e)
+            status_code=500
         )
 
 @api_v3.route('/config/main', methods=['POST'])
@@ -1346,7 +1343,7 @@ def save_main_config():
         return error_response(
             ErrorCode.CONFIG_SAVE_FAILED,
             "An error occurred; see logs for details",
-            status_code=500, details=describe_exception(e)
+            status_code=500
         )
 
 @api_v3.route('/config/secrets', methods=['GET'])
@@ -1360,7 +1357,7 @@ def get_secrets_config():
         return jsonify({'status': 'success', 'data': config})
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Unhandled exception', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/config/raw/main', methods=['POST'])
 def save_raw_main_config():
@@ -1393,7 +1390,6 @@ def save_raw_main_config():
             return error_response(
                 ErrorCode.CONFIG_SAVE_FAILED,
                 error_message,
-                details=describe_exception(e),
 
                 context={'config_path': e.config_path} if hasattr(e, 'config_path') and e.config_path else None,
                 status_code=500
@@ -1403,7 +1399,6 @@ def save_raw_main_config():
             return error_response(
                 ErrorCode.UNKNOWN_ERROR,
                 error_message,
-                details=describe_exception(e),
 
                 status_code=500
             )
@@ -1443,8 +1438,7 @@ def save_raw_secrets_config():
         else:
             error_message = 'An error occurred; see logs for details'
 
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': error_message,
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': error_message}), 500
-                        'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/system/status', methods=['GET'])
 def get_system_status():
@@ -1532,7 +1526,7 @@ def get_system_status():
         return jsonify({'status': 'success', 'data': status})
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Unhandled exception', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/health', methods=['GET'])
 def get_health():
@@ -1631,11 +1625,9 @@ def get_health():
 
         return jsonify({'status': 'success', 'data': health_status})
     except Exception as e:
-        logger.error("%s failed", request.path, exc_info=True)
         return jsonify({
             'status': 'error',
             'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details',
-            'details': describe_exception(e),
             'data': {'status': 'unhealthy'}
         }), 500
 
@@ -2405,7 +2397,7 @@ def get_display_current():
         return jsonify({'status': 'success', 'data': display_data})
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Unhandled exception', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/display/on-demand/status', methods=['GET'])
 def get_on_demand_status():
@@ -2429,7 +2421,7 @@ def get_on_demand_status():
         })
     except Exception as exc:
         logger.error('Error in get_on_demand_status', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(exc)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/display/on-demand/start', methods=['POST'])
 def start_on_demand_display():
@@ -2532,7 +2524,7 @@ def start_on_demand_display():
         return jsonify({'status': 'success', 'data': response_data})
     except Exception as exc:
         logger.error('Error in start_on_demand_display', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(exc)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/display/on-demand/stop', methods=['POST'])
 def stop_on_demand_display():
@@ -2568,7 +2560,7 @@ def stop_on_demand_display():
         })
     except Exception as exc:
         logger.error('Error in stop_on_demand_display', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(exc)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/plugins/installed', methods=['GET'])
 def get_installed_plugins():
@@ -2716,7 +2708,7 @@ def get_installed_plugins():
         return jsonify({'status': 'success', 'data': {'plugins': plugins}})
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Error in get_installed_plugins', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 def _installed_plugin_ids():
     """Best-effort list of installed plugin IDs for the web process.
@@ -2782,7 +2774,7 @@ def get_plugin_health():
         })
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Error in get_plugin_health', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/plugins/health/<plugin_id>', methods=['GET'])
 def get_plugin_health_single(plugin_id):
@@ -2807,7 +2799,7 @@ def get_plugin_health_single(plugin_id):
         })
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Error in get_plugin_health_single', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/plugins/health/<plugin_id>/reset', methods=['POST'])
 def reset_plugin_health(plugin_id):
@@ -2832,7 +2824,7 @@ def reset_plugin_health(plugin_id):
         })
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Error in reset_plugin_health', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/plugins/metrics', methods=['GET'])
 def get_plugin_metrics():
@@ -2872,7 +2864,7 @@ def get_plugin_metrics():
         })
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Error in get_plugin_metrics', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/plugins/metrics/<plugin_id>', methods=['GET'])
 def get_plugin_metrics_single(plugin_id):
@@ -2897,7 +2889,7 @@ def get_plugin_metrics_single(plugin_id):
         })
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Error in get_plugin_metrics_single', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/plugins/metrics/<plugin_id>/reset', methods=['POST'])
 def reset_plugin_metrics(plugin_id):
@@ -2922,7 +2914,7 @@ def reset_plugin_metrics(plugin_id):
         })
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Error in reset_plugin_metrics', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/plugins/limits/<plugin_id>', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
 def manage_plugin_limits(plugin_id):
@@ -2977,7 +2969,7 @@ def manage_plugin_limits(plugin_id):
             })
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Error in manage_plugin_limits', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/plugins/toggle', methods=['POST'])
 def toggle_plugin():
@@ -3986,7 +3978,7 @@ def install_plugin():
 
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Error in install_plugin', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/plugins/install-from-url', methods=['POST'])
 def install_plugin_from_url():
@@ -4041,7 +4033,7 @@ def install_plugin_from_url():
 
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Error in install_plugin_from_url', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/plugins/registry-from-url', methods=['POST'])
 def get_registry_from_url():
@@ -4073,7 +4065,7 @@ def get_registry_from_url():
 
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Error in get_registry_from_url', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/plugins/saved-repositories', methods=['GET'])
 def get_saved_repositories():
@@ -4086,7 +4078,7 @@ def get_saved_repositories():
         return jsonify({'status': 'success', 'data': {'repositories': repositories}})
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Error in get_saved_repositories', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/plugins/saved-repositories', methods=['POST'])
 def add_saved_repository():
@@ -4117,7 +4109,7 @@ def add_saved_repository():
             }), 400
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Error in add_saved_repository', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/plugins/saved-repositories', methods=['DELETE'])
 def remove_saved_repository():
@@ -4147,7 +4139,7 @@ def remove_saved_repository():
             }), 404
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Error in remove_saved_repository', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/plugins/store/list', methods=['GET'])
 def list_plugin_store():
@@ -4200,7 +4192,7 @@ def list_plugin_store():
         return jsonify({'status': 'success', 'data': {'plugins': formatted_plugins}})
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Error in list_plugin_store', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/plugins/store/github-status', methods=['GET'])
 def get_github_auth_status():
@@ -4251,7 +4243,7 @@ def get_github_auth_status():
             })
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Error in get_github_auth_status', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/plugins/store/refresh', methods=['POST'])
 def refresh_plugin_store():
@@ -4278,7 +4270,7 @@ def refresh_plugin_store():
         })
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Error in refresh_plugin_store', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 def deep_merge(base_dict, update_dict):
     """
@@ -5830,7 +5822,7 @@ def get_plugin_schema():
         return jsonify({'status': 'success', 'data': {'schema': default_schema}})
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Error in get_plugin_schema', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/skins', methods=['GET'])
 def list_skins():
@@ -5865,9 +5857,9 @@ def list_skins():
                 'has_preview': bool(preview and (skin_dir / preview).is_file()),
             })
         return jsonify({'status': 'success', 'data': {'skins': payload}})
-    except Exception as e:
+    except Exception:
         logger.error('Error in list_skins', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/plugins/config/reset', methods=['POST'])
 def reset_plugin_config():
@@ -5978,7 +5970,7 @@ def reset_plugin_config():
         })
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Error in reset_plugin_config', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/plugins/action', methods=['POST'])
 def execute_plugin_action():
@@ -6238,7 +6230,7 @@ sys.exit(proc.returncode)
                             logger.error("Error executing action step 1", exc_info=True)
                             return jsonify({
                                 'status': 'error',
-                                'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)
+                                'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'
                             }), 500
                     else:
                         # Simple script execution
@@ -6288,7 +6280,7 @@ sys.exit(proc.returncode)
         return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'Action timed out'}), 408
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Error in execute_plugin_action', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/plugins/authenticate/spotify', methods=['POST'])
 def authenticate_spotify():
@@ -6421,12 +6413,12 @@ sys.exit(proc.returncode)
                 logger.error("Error getting Spotify auth URL", exc_info=True)
                 return jsonify({
                     'status': 'error',
-                    'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)
+                    'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'
                 }), 500
 
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Error in authenticate_spotify', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/plugins/authenticate/ytm', methods=['POST'])
 def authenticate_ytm():
@@ -6476,7 +6468,7 @@ def authenticate_ytm():
         return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'Authentication timed out'}), 408
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Error in authenticate_ytm', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/fonts/catalog', methods=['GET'])
 def get_fonts_catalog():
@@ -6571,10 +6563,7 @@ def get_fonts_catalog():
 
         return jsonify({'status': 'success', 'data': {'catalog': catalog}})
     except Exception as e:
-        logger.error("%s failed", request.path, exc_info=True)
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error',
-                        'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details',
-                        'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/fonts/tokens', methods=['GET'])
 def get_font_tokens():
@@ -6593,7 +6582,7 @@ def get_font_tokens():
         return jsonify({'status': 'success', 'data': {'tokens': tokens}})
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Unhandled exception', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/fonts/overrides', methods=['GET'])
 def get_fonts_overrides():
@@ -6605,7 +6594,7 @@ def get_fonts_overrides():
         return jsonify({'status': 'success', 'data': {'overrides': overrides}})
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Unhandled exception', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/fonts/overrides', methods=['POST'])
 def save_fonts_overrides():
@@ -6619,7 +6608,7 @@ def save_fonts_overrides():
         return jsonify({'status': 'success', 'message': 'Font overrides saved'})
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Unhandled exception', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/fonts/overrides/<element_key>', methods=['DELETE'])
 def delete_font_override(element_key):
@@ -6629,7 +6618,7 @@ def delete_font_override(element_key):
         return jsonify({'status': 'success', 'message': f'Font override for {element_key} deleted'})
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Unhandled exception', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/fonts/upload', methods=['POST'])
 def upload_font():
@@ -6694,7 +6683,7 @@ def upload_font():
         })
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Unhandled exception', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 
 @api_v3.route('/fonts/preview', methods=['GET'])
@@ -6839,7 +6828,7 @@ def get_font_preview() -> tuple[Response, int] | Response:
         })
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Unhandled exception', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 
 @api_v3.route('/fonts/<font_family>', methods=['DELETE'])
@@ -6927,7 +6916,7 @@ def delete_font(font_family: str) -> tuple[Response, int] | Response:
         })
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Unhandled exception', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 
 @api_v3.route('/plugins/assets/upload', methods=['POST'])
@@ -7075,7 +7064,7 @@ def upload_plugin_asset():
 
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Unhandled exception', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/plugins/of-the-day/json/upload', methods=['POST'])
 def upload_of_the_day_json():
@@ -7225,7 +7214,7 @@ def upload_of_the_day_json():
 
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Unhandled exception', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/plugins/of-the-day/json/delete', methods=['POST'])
 def delete_of_the_day_json():
@@ -7272,7 +7261,7 @@ def delete_of_the_day_json():
 
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Unhandled exception', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/plugins/<plugin_id>/static/<path:file_path>', methods=['GET'])
 def serve_plugin_static(plugin_id, file_path):
@@ -7318,7 +7307,7 @@ def serve_plugin_static(plugin_id, file_path):
 
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Unhandled exception', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 
 @api_v3.route('/plugins/calendar/upload-credentials', methods=['POST'])
@@ -7400,7 +7389,7 @@ def upload_calendar_credentials():
 
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Error in upload_calendar_credentials', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/plugins/assets/delete', methods=['POST'])
 def delete_plugin_asset():
@@ -7443,7 +7432,7 @@ def delete_plugin_asset():
 
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Unhandled exception', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/plugins/assets/list', methods=['GET'])
 def list_plugin_assets():
@@ -7471,7 +7460,7 @@ def list_plugin_assets():
 
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Unhandled exception', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/display/current-status', methods=['GET'])
 def get_current_display_status():
@@ -7492,9 +7481,9 @@ def get_current_display_status():
                 'last_updated': None,
             }
         return jsonify({'status': 'success', 'data': state})
-    except Exception as e:
+    except Exception:
         logger.error('Error in get_current_display_status', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/logs', methods=['GET'])
 def get_logs():
@@ -7533,11 +7522,9 @@ def get_logs():
             'message': 'Timeout while fetching logs'
         }), 500
     except Exception as e:
-        logger.error("%s failed", request.path, exc_info=True)
         return jsonify({
             'status': 'error',
-            'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details',
+            'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'
-            'details': describe_exception(e)
         }), 500
 
 # Multi-Display Sync Endpoints
@@ -7602,11 +7589,9 @@ def get_wifi_status():
             }
         })
     except Exception as e:
-        logger.error("%s failed", request.path, exc_info=True)
         return jsonify({
             'status': 'error',
-            'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details',
+            'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'
-            'details': describe_exception(e)
         }), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/wifi/scan', methods=['GET'])
@@ -7728,7 +7713,7 @@ def connect_wifi():
         logger.error("Error connecting to WiFi", exc_info=True)
         return jsonify({
             'status': 'error',
-            'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)
+            'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'
         }), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/wifi/disconnect', methods=['POST'])
@@ -7754,7 +7739,7 @@ def disconnect_wifi():
         logger.error("Error disconnecting from WiFi", exc_info=True)
         return jsonify({
             'status': 'error',
-            'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)
+            'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'
         }), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/wifi/ap/enable', methods=['POST'])
@@ -7779,11 +7764,9 @@ def enable_ap_mode():
                 'message': message
             }), 400
     except Exception as e:
-        logger.error("%s failed", request.path, exc_info=True)
         return jsonify({
             'status': 'error',
-            'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details',
+            'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'
-            'details': describe_exception(e)
         }), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/wifi/ap/disable', methods=['POST'])
@@ -7806,11 +7789,9 @@ def disable_ap_mode():
                 'message': message
             }), 400
     except Exception as e:
-        logger.error("%s failed", request.path, exc_info=True)
         return jsonify({
             'status': 'error',
-            'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details',
+            'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'
-            'details': describe_exception(e)
         }), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/wifi/ap/auto-enable', methods=['GET'])
@@ -7829,11 +7810,9 @@ def get_auto_enable_ap_mode():
             }
         })
     except Exception as e:
-        logger.error("%s failed", request.path, exc_info=True)
         return jsonify({
             'status': 'error',
-            'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details',
+            'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'
-            'details': describe_exception(e)
         }), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/wifi/ap/auto-enable', methods=['POST'])
@@ -7863,11 +7842,9 @@ def set_auto_enable_ap_mode():
             }
         })
     except Exception as e:
-        logger.error("%s failed", request.path, exc_info=True)
         return jsonify({
             'status': 'error',
-            'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details',
+            'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'
-            'details': describe_exception(e)
         }), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/wifi/radio', methods=['GET'])
@@ -7887,7 +7864,7 @@ def get_wifi_radio():
         logger.error("Error getting WiFi radio state", exc_info=True)
         return jsonify({
             'status': 'error',
-            'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)
+            'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'
         }), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/wifi/radio', methods=['POST'])
@@ -7935,7 +7912,7 @@ def set_wifi_radio():
         logger.error("Error setting WiFi radio state", exc_info=True)
         return jsonify({
             'status': 'error',
-            'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)
+            'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'
         }), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/cache/list', methods=['GET'])
@@ -7960,7 +7937,7 @@ def list_cache_files():
         })
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Error in list_cache_files', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 @api_v3.route('/cache/delete', methods=['POST'])
 def delete_cache_file():
@@ -7986,7 +7963,7 @@ def delete_cache_file():
         })
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error('Error in delete_cache_file', exc_info=True)
-        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details', 'details': describe_exception(e)}), 500
+        return jsonify({'status': 'error', 'message': 'An error occurred; see logs for details'}), 500
 
 
 # =============================================================================

web_interface/templates/v3/partials/display.html

@@ -556,11 +556,11 @@
                         </div>
 
                         <div class="form-group" id="setting-display-vegas_max_plugin_width_ratio" data-setting-key="display.vegas_scroll.max_plugin_width_ratio">
-                            <label for="vegas_max_plugin_width_ratio" class="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-700">Max Plugin Width (screens){{ ui.help_tip('Caps how much of one cycle a single plugin may occupy, measured in screen widths (0–20).\nDefault: 3. A long ticker such as a news feed or leaderboard is trimmed to this and the remainder shown on later cycles, so one plugin cannot hold the display for minutes. Set 0 for no limit.', 'Max Plugin Width') }}</label>
+                            <label for="vegas_max_plugin_width_ratio" class="block text-sm font-medium text-gray-700">Max Plugin Width (screens){{ ui.help_tip('Caps how much of one cycle a single plugin may occupy, measured in screen widths (0–20).\nDefault: 0 (no limit) — every plugin shows all of its content and always starts at the beginning.\nSet a limit to stop one long ticker holding the display for minutes: it is cut to this width and the remainder shown on later cycles. The trade-off is that such a plugin then resumes mid-content on each appearance instead of starting fresh.', 'Max Plugin Width') }}</label>
                             <input type="number"
                                    id="vegas_max_plugin_width_ratio"
                                    name="vegas_max_plugin_width_ratio"
-                                   value="{{ main_config.display.get('vegas_scroll', {}).get('max_plugin_width_ratio', 3.0) }}"
+                                   value="{{ main_config.display.get('vegas_scroll', {}).get('max_plugin_width_ratio', 0.0) }}"
                                    min="0"
                                    max="20"
                                    step="0.5"