index.php:

$smarty = new Smarty;
$smarty->assign('articleTitle', 'Smokers are Productive, but Death Cuts Efficiency.');
$smarty->display('index.tpl');

index.tpl:
		 
{$articleTitle}
{$articleTitle|upper|spacify}
{$articleTitle|lower|spacify|truncate}
{$articleTitle|lower|truncate:30|spacify}
{$articleTitle|lower|spacify|truncate:30:". . ."}


OUTPUT:

Smokers are Productive, but Death Cuts Efficiency.
S M O K E R S A R E P R O D U C T I V E , B U T D E A T H C U T S E F F I C I E N C Y .
s m o k e r s a r e p r o d u c t i v e , b u t d e a t h c u t s...
s m o k e r s a r e p r o d u c t i v e , b u t . . .
s m o k e r s a r e p. . .