This is not a stupid question and thanks for asking!
let's say you have
db.define_table('item',SQLField('description','text'))
and you insert via the web interface of manually:
db.item.insert(description="This is\na test\n")
If you then display the item in html like this
{{ for item in db(db.item.id>0).select():}}
{{=item.decsription}}<br />
{{pass}}
web2py does not convert '\n' into '<br/>' and in HTML '\n' is just a
whitespace.
You have two options:
1) ask web2py to interpret the text as markdown
{{from gluon.contrib.markdown import WIKI}}
{{ for item in db(db.item.id>0).select():}}
{{=WIKI(item.decsription)}}<br />
{{pass}}
2) ask web2py to replace '\n' with '<br />' and to interpret the text
as HTML
{{ for item in db(db.item.id>0).select():}}
{{=XML(item.decsription.replace('\n','<br /
>'),sanitize=True)}}<br />
{{pass}}
One could come up with more fancy solutions but probably these should
do.
Massimo
On Oct 31, 10:58 am, dme69 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello all,
> I'm just trying to use Web2py (and python). I tried the cookbook
> example and I don't understand why when in the description field i put
> more than 1 line, all this lines are on the same line when showing he
> record.
> Where are the <br></br> tags ?
>
> Can someone help me. I found anything on the website and I feel stupid
> because I'm quite sure it's simple ?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Dominique.
>
> PS : Sorry for my poor english. I hope everyone understand what I'm
> trying to explain.
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