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Bug: Properties comment field only display's the first line of text #18277

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@Da-nie-elT

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In Windows File Explorer the comment field is a textarea that allows you to write multiple lines using shift + enter.
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In Files this field only displays a single line input with only the text from the first line. The other lines are completely missing.
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My use case for this is when I'm downloading media with yt-dlp I have it automatically save a small, slightly formatted JSON into the comment field. When I want to use this data I have to go back to File Explorer to access it.

Steps To Reproduce

  1. Open an image file in File Explorer and find the "Comment" field in file properties.
  2. Enter multiple lines of text into the comment field using shift + enter.
  3. Press enter & click apply to save the data.
  4. Open the same image's properties in Files.
  5. Click on the same "Comment" field.
  6. See missing lines. Try ctrl + A => Windows + V to see it only copied the first line.

Files Version

4.0.34.0

Windows Version

10.0.26200.7840

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