How to get multi-line text in GUI edit text ?

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I get this warning on matlab GUI when using edit text Warning: Single line Edit Controls can not have multi-line text So how to get multi-line text in GUI edit text ?

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Jan
Jan on 2 May 2018
Edited: Jan on 2 May 2018
To convert the GUI element from a "single line edit control" to a "multi-line edit control", set "Max-Min>1", see doc uicontrol (link):
set(handles.edit7, 'Min', 0, 'Max', 2);
Or apply the corresponding changes in GUIDE.
By the way, I really do like this forum, but let me mention that you get a sufficient answer even faster, if you ask an internet search engine for "Matlab multi-line edit control". Searching at first is frequently more efficient than posting a question and waiting for somebody to write an answer.
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Mike D.
Mike D. on 19 Apr 2020
This puts a vertical scroll bar on the edit control box, but what if I also wanted a horizontal scroll bar and allow the text to extend beyond the width of the edit box?

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