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TIP: New line in text fields

Anonymous
Not applicable
Hello,

Here's one small text field tip which might be helpful;

Text in the ID-field etc. can be divided into multiple lines using '\n' as a separator, '\t' works as a tab.

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TomWaltz
Participant
Wow, nice find!!! (just checking, it works for Zones too. Too bad the text over-runs the rest of the symbol))

It would be even better if that did not show up in schedules and such!
Tom Waltz
Darn -- I was hoping this would work for dimension strings -- no such luck...
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Stress Co_
Advisor
It worked on an objects text:
Marc Corney, Architect
Red Canoe Architecture, P. A.

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Rod Jurich
Contributor
Juha wrote:
Hello,

Here's one small text field tip which might be helpful;

Text in the ID-field etc. can be divided into multiple lines using '\n' as a separator, '\t' works as a tab.
Stress wrote:
It worked on an objects text:
My son often says I suffer from the odd "senior moment". Well if memory serves me correctly there used to be an "tip of the month" award.

Well I vote that Juha gets it for Nov.

And thanks to Marc also.

Just tried it and without doubt a bloody beaut tip
Rod Jurich
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__archiben
Booster
you guys do realise that this is probably just a text-field bug that got through the system? i'll guarantee it gets "fixed" in the next version!

ben
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Rod Jurich
Contributor
~/archiben wrote:
you guys do realise that this is probably just a text-field bug that got through the system? i'll guarantee it gets "fixed" in the next version!

ben
Oh please don't be a spoil sport, Ben

Just get them to fix the other 80%ers.
Rod Jurich
AC4.55 - AC14 INT (4204) |  | OBJECTiVE |
Stress Co_
Advisor
Juha: How did you figure this one out?
Marc Corney, Architect
Red Canoe Architecture, P. A.

Mac OS 10.15.7 (Catalina) //// Mac OS 14.5 (Sonoma)
Processor: 3.6 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9 //// Apple M2 Max
Memory: 48 GB 2667 MHz DDR4 //// 32 GB
Graphics: Radeon Pro 580X 8GB //// 12C CPU, 30C GPU
ArchiCAD 25 (5010 USA Full) //// ArchiCAD 27 (4030 USA Full)
Anonymous
Not applicable
It's always worked in Section markers, for manually placing sheet number in bottom of marker. A natural progression from that perhaps?
David Maudlin
Rockstar
It has been part of the GDL code for a long time, see page 22 for "Strings" in the ArchiCAD 10 GDL Reference Guide.

David
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