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Pro tip: Text control with escape sequences

torben_wadlinger
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This a translatiom from my post in the german forum. You can find the original post here: https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Dokumentation/Profi-Tip-Textsteuereung-mit-Escape-Sequenzen/m-p/...

 

Problem: In objects, I usually only have the option of entering text content in text fields without being able to control it (e.g. wrap to next line)

Solution: Escape sequences in the text line

 

The following sequences work

\n next line

\t horizontal tab

 

This makes the following possible, for example: the text line reads

Revi ELT\nWidth:\t60\nHeight:\t60

You can see the result in the screenshot

torben_wadlinger_0-1723626908722.png

Incidentally, the control characters can simply appear in the text without any additional spaces.

 

Operating system used: Windows

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vistasp
Advisor

Thanks, @torben_wadlinger!

 

Knew about \n, but not about \t.

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