Property reference

glide.lists.preserve_whitespace

Adds list-cell styling that displays newline and consecutive whitespace characters. With the default value false, list cells do not receive this styling, so those characters are not specially displayed.

Default
false
Type
boolean
Application
Global

Key questions about this property

The answers below summarize the purpose, scope, default effect, and review scenarios for this property.

What does it do? This property enables the display of new lines and consecutive white spaces in list table cells, enhancing text formatting.
What area does it affect? List table display
What does the default mean? The default value is "false", which means this behavior is disabled by default.
When should you review it? Review this property when adjusting text formatting in list views or troubleshooting display issues.

Out of the box property record

Raw metadata from the property record.

Property name glide.lists.preserve_whitespace
Sys ID 25c8317007102210c697f3420c4cb144
Type boolean
Application Global
Default value false
Description Adds styling to list table cells to display new line and consecutive white space characters.
Updated 2025-03-19 06:25:44

Sources

Official references and nearby text excerpts where this property appears.

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... list edit List Views PRB1979390 'Edit columns' is not working, and no illustration appears when selecting 'Backlog personalize panel' List Views PRB2031162 Wrap text functionality doesn't work when the property 'glide.lists.preserve_whitespace'=true' List Views PRB1923875 The translation not being honored for calculated values in the List view List Views PRB2032604 Accessibility issue with the analytics platform when navigating using the JAWS screen ...

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