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From: converse@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU
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Subject: Re: Newline character in labelString
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Date: 27 Sep 90 21:32:08 GMT
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> Problem - How can I insert a newline character into the resource file?
>           Note the following does NOT work: 
> 
>          *LABEL_NAME.labelString: "Line One Of Label \n Line Two:"


According to the 2nd edition of the Digital Press refernece book on Xlib,
section 10.11.3.1, "Storing into a Resource Database":

	To allow values to contain arbitrary octets, the 4-character
	sequence \nnn, where n is a digit in the range of "0"-"7", is
	recognized and replaced with a single byte that contains this 
	sequence interpreted as an octal number.


So try
	  *LABEL_NAME.labelString: Line One Of Label \012 Line Two: