Enter creates a square in TextBoxes with specific fonts

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#1

Apparently the ‘enter’ character creates a square in Textboxes if the ‘MultiLine’ boolean is set to true and the Font is set to anything that is not Code, Fantasy or any of the SourceSans fonts. Example:

Depending on the font the square icon also changes (obviously). Here’s a simple repro:

  1. go into studio
  2. Insert a ScreenGui with a TextBox
  3. Set MultiLine to true
  4. Set the Font to anything except for Code, Fantasy or SourceSans (any of them).
  5. Start a test server
  6. Start typing in the TextBox and press enter
  7. As you can see, the enter character shows up even though it shouldn’t

Edit: tagging @spotco since I think he made the new fonts happen.

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#2

That explains the little square that shows up in the dev console when I paste lines of code in it sometimes!

#3

It’s the \r character. (I ended up having to add code to remove that character to fix all the weird boxes my quest text had)

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#4

As @Vorlias said, it’s the \r character. Roblox works if you do JUST \n (Most newlines are represented by \r\n) - I’ve been able to make a workaround by changing the encoding of text that I copy/paste in Notepad++. I can’t recall which encoding I use though. Think it’s ASCII.

#5

Gotta love Windows’ weird \r\n for newlines instead of \n

#6

I’m having a similar issue with SourceSans, only instead of a square icon it just adds a space.

I imagine it’s related to the same issue you’re having.

#7

Most likely. What OS are you using? I’m using Windows 8.1

#8

I’m using Windows 10

#9

Might explain why you’re seeing spaces and I’m seeing boxes.

#10

The solution is simple, they just need to filter out \r.

#11

Taking a look at this.

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#12

poor man’s hanging indent

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