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
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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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