[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #57469] F9 with escape sequences ("\n", "\t", etc.) leads to unexpected results

[Rik]

Update of bug #57469 (project octave):

                  Status:                    None => Confirmed              
                 Summary: F9 with new line in strings leads to unexpected
result => F9 with escape sequences ("\n", "\t", etc.) leads to unexpected
results

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Follow-up Comment #2:

It is not just newlines, it seems to be any one of the special escape
sequences.  I tried "\t" for tab and the output is printed and then
immediately deleted.

Test string


printf ("  %-30s %6d\tafter_tab", "PASS", 8);


On the other hand, if I copy and paste this text in to the Command Window and
hit enter it runs correctly.  So, if there is a way to have F9 pass the
results more directly to the interpreter that might help.

Also, I can get rid of the newline on the command window by double escaping it
in the Editor like so


printf ("  %-30s %6d\\njunk", "PASS", 8);


But this still doesn't print the results of executing the statement.


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