But:
It 's an issue of the IDE ? No
It 's normal for this to happen ? Yes
As you go not to display it on screen ? Not sure of the question.
It depends on Windows XP ? No, all OS will do it. I have to filter strings even in Windows Mobile Listboxes and Listviews..
The Log window is a Listbox. Listboxes have multiple lines/items for you to scroll through. Each line is only one single line of text though. Special characters and line feeds are not supported and show as whatever char in your System Font they are (Usually the squares). You will need to filter/trim your strings sent to the Log to not see them. And, you are correct, they are most likely CRLF or any combination- LF, CR, LFCR, etc.