Hi Lykurg...
Did you find any solution ? I was also trying similar thing with QListWidget... but there are many issues,,, Qt doesnt split text if space is not there.
Even if you manage to explicitly insert a space, the are is clipped to option.rect . Again if you dont clip it, all text will be displayed, but the extra area wont be updated.

if your problems are same, may be we can find a solution. I have so far limited my display lines to 2 rows... atleast I get to see extra text than in one line.