These properties determine how your element handles multi-line text when connected to an external data source.

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Text Handling Options

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Split Multi-Line Text into Play List Items

  • Enabled – Each line of text from the data source is treated as a separate play list item, allowing for alternating display.
  • Disabled – The entire text value is treated as one single play list item, displaying all lines together.

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How It Works

If a multi-line text value is received from a data source, this setting controls whether:

  1. Each line is displayed separately (like a scrolling news ticker or rotating announcements).
  2. All lines are displayed together in one text block.

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Example Usage

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Scenario 1: Flight Announcements (Enabled)

Data Source Input:

Boarding  
Einsteigen
  • With Splitting Enabled: Each word appears individually in the playlist (e.g., “Boarding” → “Einsteigen”).
  • With Splitting Disabled: Both lines are displayed together in a single text block.

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Scenario 2: Image Playlist (Enabled)

Data Source Input:

c:\folder\image1.jpg  
c:\folder\image2.jpg
  • Without Splitting: The image element cannot read the entire input as a valid path.
  • With Splitting: The element processes each line separately, allowing a playlist of images to display in sequence.

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Key Notes

  • The separator between text lines is the carriage return line feed character (<CR> <LF>).
  • This feature is useful when working with lists of images, messages, or real-time data feeds.
  • Works in combination with playlist options to define how items are displayed.