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Is it possible to make a new line or tab in a variable that you want to show in a widget?

You can use \n for a newline or \t for a tab:
variable = "line1\nline2";

Thank you, but I cannot make it work. I am doing something wrong. Before writing I had tried with "//n" or /n or "/n" or //n. Outside our even inside a variable.

Could you please, please show me how to insert a tab or a new line anywhere in the following script as an example
Script:
global_senasteRestid = "{global_rBilstart,dateformat, d/M HH:mm}" + "- "+"{global_rBilstopp, dateformat, HH:mm }"+" "+" {v_googledur, dateformat,timezone, UTC, HH:mm} "+" "+"{v_googledist} "+" m"{global_origin, locationformat, multiline}/t{global_dest, locationformat, multiline } "

Did you try to use a backslash instead of a slash like this \n but not /n?
The option Multiline of the text element also has to be checked otherwise the line break will look like a regular space character.

OMG, I must have been very tired,when i tried to figure this out . I looked at my old scripts and in the help section, but did not see that i again and again turned the backslash to a slash whilst trying.

The tab function does not work with multiline, is that correct?

Tab works better when multiline is enabled since another text layout algorithm is used. When multiline is turned off, a tab character looks more or less like a regular space character.

In what context ? How do I enable multiline in widget display,notification, input dialog(get element) or write to file?

Cannot make \t (tab) work, at least not in a message dialog. \n (new line) works fine. tab does not even insert a space (when I try, best to add ).

I assumed that you are talking solely about text elements on a custom widget. There's a check box Multiline directly under the text field in a custom widget to switch on the multiline mode.

It highly depends if a regular action supports multiple lines or not. Action Write to File for example should allow to press enter on most keyboards to write multiple lines to a file at a time.

Tab works for me in a message dialog, but it's also displayed as a single space for me.
I tested it using following message in an action Message Dialog: a{"\t"}b
Is there no space between the two characters on your device?

ok, i think i tried \t where it cannot be used . In combination with location,locationformat,multiline. If. used there it will not insert a space.