diff -r c89309fa907d -r 6c469f2f9f12 hgext/mq.py
--- a/hgext/mq.py	Mon Jun 07 15:28:54 2010 +0200
+++ b/hgext/mq.py	Mon Jun 07 15:33:03 2010 +0200
@@ -1422,7 +1422,7 @@
             if summary:
                 ph = patchheader(self.join(patchname), self.plainmode)
                 msg = ph.message and ph.message[0] or ''
-                if not self.ui.plain():
+                if self.ui.formatted():
                     width = util.termwidth() - len(pfx) - len(patchname) - 2
                     if width > 0:
                         msg = util.ellipsis(msg, width)