diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index be76da7..96347e5 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -331,13 +331,15 @@ script_debugger()
 
 # inxi speaks through here. When run by Konversation, uses DCOP
 # for dcop to work, must use 'say' operator, AND colors must be evaluated by echo -e
+# note: dcop does not seem able to handle \n so that's being stripped out and replaced with space.
 print_screen_output()
 {
 	#local print_data="$( echo -e "$1" )"
-	local print_data="$( echo -e "$1" )"
+	local print_data="$( echo -e "$1" )" no_new_line=''
 
 	if [[ $DEBUG -gt 5 ]];then
 		if [[ $KONVI -eq 1 ]];then
+
 			dcop "$DCPORT" "$DCOPOBJ" say "$DCSERVER" "$DCTARGET" "konvi='$KONVI' saying : '$print_data'"
 		elif [[ $KONVI -eq 2 ]];then
 			echo "konvi='$KONVI' saying : '$print_data'"
@@ -347,6 +349,7 @@ print_screen_output()
 	fi
 
 	if [[ $KONVI -eq 1 ]];then
+		print_data="$( tr '\n' ' ' <<< "$print_data" )"
 		dcop "$DCPORT" "$DCOPOBJ" say "$DCSERVER" "$DCTARGET" "$print_data"
 	else
 		echo -e "$print_data\n"