Bug confirmed on debian sid. It seems to be a bug in upstream. The bug is still present in 1.3-20170509.
I made a diff based on last upstream release. ** Changed in: dialog (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Also affects: dialog (Debian) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Patch added: "dialog_c_wrap.diff" https://bugs.launchpad.net/debian/+source/dialog/+bug/1611969/+attachment/4910712/+files/dialog_c_wrap.diff -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1611969 Title: Newlines effective in text even if --cr-wrap is not used To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dialog/+bug/1611969/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs