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AMF
February 2nd, 2005, 02:41 PM
I think this is a new question, that, odds are, very few will find of any interest:

Does anyone know if it is possible to add a carriage return to a planet's name, such that when that name is displayed on the system map, it would show as two or more lines, rather than one really long one?

The reason I am asking such an obtuse question is that in one of the proportions games, I have planets named things like "SPRI ("Stellar Phenomenon and Research Institute") and so forth...with names that long, on the system display they really crowd things.

Thanks,

Alarik

geoschmo
February 2nd, 2005, 02:46 PM
I would doubt it, but have you tried it? Some programs will take a Ctrl+enter to get that sort of a line break.

AMF
February 2nd, 2005, 02:49 PM
Hmmm... I didn't try that. I was trying mainly cstring type of things with backslashes, etc...

I'll try that out...great idea...I'm embarrased I didn't think of it. Like that time I was yelling at the printer for hours for not working...until I saw it was turned off.

thanks,
Alarik

Puke
February 2nd, 2005, 03:07 PM
^M is the only one i know, though there is probably a unicode version as well. my guess would be "probably not"

Suicide Junkie
February 2nd, 2005, 03:28 PM
"& " turns into an underscore (at least when in a component name/description)...
You might try variations on the & symbol.