fix for multiline echo

script-dialog.sh

@@ -174,8 +174,6 @@ function calculateTextDialogSize() {
   updateDialogMaxSize
   CHARS=${#TEST_STRING}
   RECMD_SCROLL=false
-  #ORIG_RECMD_HEIGHT=$((CHARS  / MIN_WIDTH))
-  #ORIG_RECMD_WIDTH=$((CHARS / MIN_HEIGHT))
   RECMD_HEIGHT=$((CHARS  / MIN_WIDTH))
   RECMD_WIDTH=$((CHARS / MIN_HEIGHT))
 
@@ -275,7 +273,7 @@ function messagebox() {
   elif [ "$INTERFACE" == "kdialog" ]; then
     kdialog --title "$GUI_TITLE" --icon "$WINDOW_ICON" --msgbox "$1"
   else
-    echo "$1"
+    echo -e "$1"
   fi
 }
 

test.sh

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ relaunchIfNotVisible
 
 APP_NAME="Test Script"
 #WINDOW_ICON="$SCRIPT_DIR/icon.png" # if not set, it'll use standard ones
-INTERFACE="zenity" #force an interface, but only do this for testing
+#INTERFACE="unknown" #force an interface, but only do this for testing
 
 if [ "$NO_SUDO" == true ]; then
     messagebox "No SUDO is available on this system."
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ ACTIVITY="Pretend Login"
 userandpassword USER PASS "$SUGGESTED_USERNAME"
 
 WINDOW_ICON=$(standardIconInfo)
-messagebox "So, that was:\n user: $USER\n password: $PASS"
+messagebox $'So, that was:\n user: $USER\n password: $PASS'
 
 WINDOW_ICON=$(standardIconDocument)
 ACTIVITY="Test Script"