Formspec: Allow labels to be multi-line

[Traxie21]

Although we have multi line input, we do not have multi-line display in formspecs. Suppose someone wanted to make a books mod? Ts easy to write the book, but if one wanted to display the lines of a book, it would have to use a complicated system of string splitting and label generating.

I propose something like this:

Your phone or window isn't wide enough to display the code box. If it's a phone, try rotating it to landscape mode.

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label[X,Y;MaxLineWidth,MaxLines;Text]

or

multilabel[X,Y;MaxLineWidth,MaxLines;Text]


Would be very helpful if this was implemented.

[ashenk69]

You actually can do multiline texts with labels. Within the text parameter you can insert line breaks with "\n". When I had worked with this before I think I remember that you can only fit about 3 lines because labels have a fixed height. You can do this with most of the strings in minetest but it might not display correctly.

[Traxie21]

Yeah, Actually, only two lines are supported, and the width of the label is only about 25 characters. The issue is when you want user input to be displayed in formspecs.

[0gb.us]

Yeah, Actually, only two lines are supported, and the width of the label is only about 25 characters. The issue is when you want user input to be displayed in formspecs.

Last I checked, it wasn't even a full two lines. The second line gets cut off, so you only see the top of the text.

[Traxie21]

Depends on the font/screen resolution.

[prestidigitator]

Yes, this sounds like an excellent little enhancement. I'm all for it.