[reportlab-users] Line Break in a platyfus table text

[Robin Becker]

On 04/05/2011 17:02, Elan Noy wrote:

> Hi

>

>

> I am working on a pdf that will include addresses. The address is in a table cell.

> How can I add a line break after each address attribute such that the address

> will look something like:

>

> Name

> 1 Street address

> New York

> New York

>

> I tried to use <br/> but it did not work

>

> txt = "Name"+"<br/>"

> or

> txt = "Name <br/>"

>

> Thanks in advance

>

> Elan

........
If you are using simple text in the cell then use the standard escape character eg

'line1\nline2\nline3' etc etc. If you are putting a paragraph in the cell then 
<br/> should work in the paragraph text.


-- 
Robin Becker