From a392523a380d1bc2ecd9a5d60992f7bab76fd982 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: FoamyGuy <foamyguy@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 31 May 2020 10:29:56 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] catch the group full exception and re-raise with more
 descriptive message

---
 adafruit_display_text/label.py | 9 ++++++---
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/adafruit_display_text/label.py b/adafruit_display_text/label.py
index 7a59f0d..4ec19ef 100755
--- a/adafruit_display_text/label.py
+++ b/adafruit_display_text/label.py
@@ -238,9 +238,12 @@ def text(self):
 
     @text.setter
     def text(self, new_text):
-        current_anchored_position = self.anchored_position
-        self._update_text(str(new_text))
-        self.anchored_position = current_anchored_position
+        try:
+            current_anchored_position = self.anchored_position
+            self._update_text(str(new_text))
+            self.anchored_position = current_anchored_position
+        except RuntimeError:
+            raise RuntimeError("Text length exceeds max_glyphs")
 
     @property
     def font(self):