New Line Control Characters

A "new line" control character (a line break) is used to begin a new line of text.

The use of a control character in the translation text is only allowed for certain (source) file types.
The display of a line break (a text with line breaks) when entering/editing a translation may also differ:

in RC and Win32/MFC EXE/DLL files a new line character is represented in the resource's text by "\n" (backslash + n) whereas in .NET RESX and .NET assembly files an actual new line break is used.

When a source text contains a new line control character (also called a line break), the same character must typically be included in the target text as well.  To insert a new line control character into the target text (Target field of the Translation Edit bar) use:

Resource texts are displayed with their control characters in RC-WinTrans.  Text continues on the next line following the control character (regular display).

In the Translation Edit bar, use the "Shift + Return" key combination to enter a line break (for continuing text on the next line) in the translation.

In RC files as well as Win32/MFC EXE/DLL files and Windows INI  files, a new line character is represented in resource texts by "\n" (backslash + "n" characters).  This causes the resource's text to be displayed in a single line.  Longer text wraps to fit the field where it's displayed.

Enter/Insert a new line using the combination of a backslash followed by the letter "n" ("\n").

The new line character "\n" can be replaced with an actual line break in the display of the Translation Edit bar to make the translation of such texts more comfortable visually.  To change the way new lines are displayed ("\n" or real line break), use the toolbar button at the top of the Translation Edit bar (shown below).

When the button is pressed, use the "Shift+Return" key combination to enter a line break (continue text on the next line) in the translation text.