old_contents: # Copyright (c) 2013-2021 Manfred Moitzi
  # License: MIT License
  from pathlib import Path
  import ezdxf
  
  OUTBOX = Path("~/Desktop/Outbox").expanduser()
  
  doc = ezdxf.new("R2007", setup=True)
  msp = doc.modelspace()
  attribs = {
      "char_height": 0.7,
      "width": 5.0,
      "style": "OpenSans",
  }
  msp.add_line((-10, -1), (10, -2))
  mtext = msp.add_mtext("This is a long MTEXT line with line wrapping!", attribs)
  mtext.set_bg_color((108, 204, 193))
  
  # line break \P
  msp.add_mtext("Line 1\\PLine 2", attribs).set_location(insert=(0, 10))
  
  attribs["width"] = 15
  text = (
      "normal \\Oover strike\\o normal\\Pnormal \\Kstrike through\\k normal"
      "\\Pnormal \\Lunder line\\l normal"
  )
  msp.add_mtext(text, attribs).set_location(insert=(0, 15))
  # see example "mtext_editor.py" how to use the MTextEditor to create the same
  # result without complicated escape sequences.
  
  
  filename = "mtext.dxf"
  doc.saveas(OUTBOX / filename)
  print(f"saved {filename}")
  
new_contents: # Copyright (c) 2013-2022 Manfred Moitzi
  # License: MIT License
  import pathlib
  import ezdxf
  
  CWD = pathlib.Path("~/Desktop/Outbox").expanduser()
  if not CWD.exists():
      CWD = pathlib.Path(".")
  
  # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  # This example adds a MTEXT entity to the modelspace.
  #
  # docs: https://ezdxf.mozman.at/docs/dxfentities/mtext.html
  # tutorial: https://ezdxf.mozman.at/docs/tutorials/mtext.html
  # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  
  doc = ezdxf.new("R2007", setup=True)
  msp = doc.modelspace()
  attribs = {
      "char_height": 0.7,
      "width": 5.0,
      "style": "OpenSans",
  }
  msp.add_line((-10, -1), (10, -2))
  mtext = msp.add_mtext("This is a long MTEXT line with line wrapping!", attribs)
  mtext.set_bg_color((108, 204, 193))
  
  # line break \P
  msp.add_mtext("Line 1\\PLine 2", attribs).set_location(insert=(0, 10))
  
  attribs["width"] = 15
  text = (
      "normal \\Oover strike\\o normal\\Pnormal \\Kstrike through\\k normal"
      "\\Pnormal \\Lunder line\\l normal"
  )
  msp.add_mtext(text, attribs).set_location(insert=(0, 15))
  # see example "mtext_editor.py" how to use the MTextEditor to create the same
  # result without complicated escape sequences.
  
  
  filename = CWD / "mtext.dxf"
  doc.saveas(filename)
  print(f"saved {filename}")
  
subject: refactor example mtext.py