October 1, 1979 FORMATTING EDIT CODES
TAB


!-T-


!-T- tab ______________
The text that follows this code and is delimited by the next
edit code, is positioned at the column position specified.


!-T[<col>][<mod>][<fill>]-
*n C ,<char>
L x _ ,<dec>
R


<col>....this parameter controls the column (modified by <mod>)
which the printer tabs to before printing the text.
It defaults to the next index (x).
*n.......move to absolute column n+1 (i.e., !-t*0-
moves to column 1)
x........the value of the xth entry in the table
defined by the !+SETTAB+ alter code (1-10).
These values default to every ten spaces
(1=10, 2=20,...10=100). See !+SETTAB+ alter
code.
<mod>....this parameter indicates whether the left-most (L),
right-most (R), or center (C) position of the text
string will be aligned with <pos>. Explicitly
specifying <mod> will override any modifier specified
with the !+SETTAB+ alter code.
<fill>...this parameter will place the "fill character" into
any spaces skipped over as a result of the tab.
<char>...a literal, non-control character (see Section
3 -- CONTROL CHARACTERS).
<dec>....the decimal representation of the character
(see Section 4.6)
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