How to break line in Draw Text

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musio3
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How to break line in Draw Text

Post by musio3 » Fri Oct 25, 2019 11:52 am

Hello,

as in the title. I am curious can I break the line in Text box?

Thank you for help
Maciek

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Re: How to break line in Draw Text

Post by andrew » Fri Oct 25, 2019 12:13 pm

To enter multiple lines, make sure "Simple Text" in the text dialog is unchecked. Press Enter in the text field to enter a new line.

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Re: How to break line in Draw Text

Post by musio3 » Fri Oct 25, 2019 12:35 pm

Whenever I do it I've got quite unexpected outcome.
If line is broken instead of example text:
This is
new line
I've got:
This is\Pnew line

How to resolve this please?

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Re: How to break line in Draw Text

Post by CVH » Fri Oct 25, 2019 1:56 pm

andrew wrote:
Fri Oct 25, 2019 12:13 pm
2019 1:13 pm
To enter multiple lines, make sure "Simple Text" in the text dialog is unchecked. Press Enter in the text field to enter a new line.
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"Simple Text" with \P becomes multi-line when set to non-simple.
And vice versa.
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In rare occasions using the text editor it may all get mixed up.
But nothing as with the question at hand.
If so, there are two paths:
start overnew or wipe the Text entry in Specific Props and type a simple word to restart.

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CVH

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Re: How to break line in Draw Text

Post by musio3 » Fri Oct 25, 2019 4:29 pm

Thank you, it worked

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