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1) While I was working on my project I noticed .fromJSON syntax is not highlighted. If this a native syntax in tier 1, shouldn't it be highlighted so at least we know it's the correct syntax?

2) is there a way to start new line or return carriage within a long strong? For example, I want to add rules to a game and would like to break each bulletin points up.
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Posted: 1st Mar 2020 19:23
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2) print("abc"+chr(0x0a)+"def")
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I recently asked the same question. I was advised to use Chr(10).

Code examples have been submitted for both the SetTextString and Print commands.
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Posted: 1st Mar 2020 22:03 Edited at: 1st Mar 2020 22:03
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For convenience you could substitute a character for end of line. something like this maybe;

text = "this is a line~this is another line~this is the last line"

then use replace string to insert the line feed

display_text = ReplaceString( text, "~", chr(0x0a), -1)
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You could also use SetTextMaxWidth(). If your text string exceeds the width it will wrap to the next line.
This is potentially the best option if developing for unknown device sizes because you don't have to cut the text at the same point regardless of device but instead it will wrap if it extends beyond a certain value (percent) of the display.
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