Chat - Auto combine lines (i.e., remove new lines) when pasting from PDF, etc.

**valeros** · March 11th, 2019, 04:35

Do this instead of using this extension:
Paste the text in the chat, then <ctrl><a> to select all, then <ctrl><j> and lines are combined

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Attached extension to automatically combine lines when pasting to chat window using new chat command /nnl (for "No New Lines"). Great for pasting text from a PDF.

In the chat window, type "/nnl " and paste your text with multiple lines. It replaces new line characters with a space.

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**valeros** · March 11th, 2019, 04:37

Also, is there an easier way to do this without using an extension? It was fun to create the extension, but maybe not even needed if there is a better way. Thanks

**Moon Wizard** · March 11th, 2019, 04:50

I believe that you can use Control+J to force lines to be combined. It works in text fields and formatted text fields; so i think it should work in chat entry field too.

Regards,
JPG

**valeros** · March 11th, 2019, 04:59

Thanks, I just tried and you can do that. Paste the text in the chat, then <ctrl><a> to select all, then <ctrl><j> and lines are combined.

I guess I should have asked first before creating the extension. Still a good learning experience though.

Thanks for the info.

**Kelrugem** · March 12th, 2019, 07:27

Originally Posted by Moon Wizard

I believe that you can use Control+J to force lines to be combined. It works in text fields and formatted text fields; so i think it should work in chat entry field too.

Regards,
JPG

Wow, thank you both

This is exactly what I needed, I always formatted it by hand since I didn't know that there is a hotkey for it

Didn't see it in the hotkeys for the text stuff

**Zacchaeus** · March 12th, 2019, 10:04

Originally Posted by valeros

Also, is there an easier way to do this without using an extension? It was fun to create the extension, but maybe not even needed if there is a better way. Thanks

I generally paste from pdf into notepad++ and do al the reformatting there before copy pasting that into my stories. This would be if I wanted it all nice and neat with no double spaces and weird character combinations. If I don’t want it pretty I just copy into story and do ctrl+j to get rid of the excess line bepreaks.

**Trenloe** · March 12th, 2019, 15:59

FYI - the hotkeys available in a formatted text field are listed here: https://www.fantasygrounds.com/wiki/...ed_Text_Fields

**Kelrugem** · March 12th, 2019, 20:56

Originally Posted by Trenloe

FYI - the hotkeys available in a formatted text field are listed here: https://www.fantasygrounds.com/wiki/...ed_Text_Fields

Aaah, thank you

I somehow didn't see that

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