[SOLVED] Why is there no: "Convert to '...'#13#10+ " menu?

[Martin_fr]

But... it's not missing   

Well, it's not "convert". Convert would be if it takes text already in the editor.

But it does the job, if you are willing to copy/cut the text first, and then paste it.

[DomingoGP]

I use a Pascal script macro to do it.

The macro convert the selected text to a Pascal string. Useful when dealing with  SQL queries  or OpenGL shaders.

https://github.com/DomingoGP/LazarusMacroPasDoc/blob/master/MacroSelectionToString.txt

Requires pascal script enabled.

[Nicole]

There is a nice thing working with all text:
sLineBreak;

s:='You will need it often:' + slinebreak + 'May be you remember "sLinebreak" and not keep mixing up #13#10 and #10#13"' + linebreak + linebreak + 'Enjoy!';

ShowMessage(s);

[PizzaProgram]

Thanks You very much for all the solutions!
Marry Christmas to ALL of You! 
(Sorry I had not time to answer sooner, but I had a deadline until Christmas. Which I've succeeded! ) 
 
1. I've never have thought that it could be solved with Edit>Multiline  ("cut first", paste it back ... )

1.1. Especially because it is translated to my local language (hu) as "Beillesztés forráskóddal ..."
 = which could be translated back to English as: "Paste with source code ..."

1.2. IMHO the "Beillesztés mint ..." = "Paste as ..." would be a better naming for that menu.

2. Yes, I had 25 years long used a separate little EXE to do the job, which I've wrote to myself (in D7), having 2 text boxes + 1 button which already copied to the clipboard the result.
(... but this time I did not have it at my hand, because I'm developing on a remote secured Win-VPS via RDP.)
 
3. Those, who are developing Lazarus IDE, please consider to:
   - Add +1 line under the context menu [Source]: '  Convert to '...'+sLineBreak+
(put spaces before/after + sign, if it is set so. 'string' + sLineBreak +) 

That's where I was (logically) searched first. (and +3x after, if I might have missed something) 

4. While I like the idea that the new FPC will be able to handle multiline strings at the source, that would mean we'll loose intention (="TABulation") of the code.
Personally I always disliked it in other programming languages. Makes very hard to see where the real code starts or ends.
 
PS.: Edited Subject as [SOLVED] ...

[dseligo]

2. Yes, I had 25 years long used a separate little EXE to do the job, which I've wrote to myself (in D7), having 2 text boxes + 1 button which already copied to the clipboard the result.

I also have similar program (but not for that long ). Only my program have one more button: it's purpose is to make clear SQL when from source, so it works in both ways.

[Martin_fr]

3. Those, who are developing Lazarus IDE, please consider to:
   - Add +1 line under the context menu [Source]: '  Convert to '...'+sLineBreak+
(put spaces before/after + sign, if it is set so. 'string' + sLineBreak +) 

Please add as a feature request "Convert selected text to quoted string".
Same as "Multipaste...", just work on text already in editor.