The maximum size of a short text field is 4000. The Admin GUI will let you enter a higher value, but if you try to enter any more than 4000 characters when editing an item, you will get an error.
When you set "Table Content: wrapping" for query results or document view (GUI only), both short text and long text fields will wrap when viewing the field. However, if you edit the short text field within the results, it no longer wraps. In the WebUI, the neither text fields wrap in the query results
When viewing item details or editing an item, short text fields do not wrap in the GUI, but do wrap in the webUI
