Linebreaks/Text Wrapping in File Window Layout

[ulim]

Hello,

when I try to use a user defined template in the File Window to display multi-line text, iMatch doesn't wrap the text, but cuts it off at the end of the first line. I have read the XAML help topic, there is a LineBreak-Tag, but I can't use that within the text of one field.

The File Window Tip does the wrapping very nicely, but is has some strange syntax that isn't covered in the help file:

{File.MD.XMP::dc\description\Description\0|pereplace:{cr}{If}==</Run><LineBreak/><Run Foreground="#ffaa00" FontSize="12pt">;prefix:<Run Foreground="#ffaa00" FontSize="12pt">;postfix:</Run>}

I have no idea what {cr} or pereplace means or even prefix and postfix, but the end result seems to be that in the File Window Tip the multi-line text wraps around nicely. Could that in any way be adapted for the File Window Layouts?

Many thanks in advance for any pointers,

Ulrich

[ulim]

Whoa, while looking for something else the answer popped right at me:

I need to make more room by specifying a larger size in pixels for the field and then the text wraps around nicely.

Anyway, I would still appreciate if someone could explain the weird syntax I posted.

cheers,

Ulrich

[JohnZeman]

Anyway, I would still appreciate if someone could explain the weird syntax I posted.

I could explain the syntax but Mario does have a very detailed explanation of the way it works in the Help.  See the Using Variables page or just do a search for pereplace.

In a nutshell both replace and pereplace look for specific text and if found, replaces it with something else.  The difference between replace and pereplace is pereplace happens after a replace operation, it also does not escape potentially unsafe characters.

In your example:

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pereplace:{cr}{If}==</Run><LineBreak/>

pereplace looks for Carriage Returns ({cr}) Line Feeds ({lf} not {If}) and if found, replaces those with an XML linebreak.