[duxuser] Re: tab stops
- From: "George Bell" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2002 13:21:11 -0000
Hi Lisette,
Sorry this message is in HTML, but what follows will possibly be part of newer
Help files.
Just to explain a little more, in case it's not too clear here. The example
shows a simple timetable with three columns, Day, Morning and Afternoon. On
Monday we have "lessons" in the morning, and nothing in the afternoon. On
Tuesday we have nothing on the morning and "lessons" in the afternoon. On
Wednesday, again nothing in the morning, but "free" in the afternoon. All
entries are in appropriate columns.
Please bear in mind that this is "Work in Progress", so not necessarily the
final version.
George.
Simple Tabs.
Also known as:
What you need to know first: How
<mk:@MSITStore:C:\Duxbury\HELPFILE.CHM::/CODES/Tabulation/Clearing_Tabs.htm> to
clear Tabs and How
<mk:@MSITStore:C:\Duxbury\HELPFILE.CHM::/CODES/Tabulation/Setting_Tabs.htm> to
set Tabs
(See also: Clearing
<mk:@MSITStore:C:\Duxbury\HELPFILE.CHM::/CODES/Tabulation/Clearing_Tabs.htm>
Tabs)
Code Used: [ctb] and [stb...] and [#S]
Keystroke: (None at present)
What does it do:?
It positions the next group of characters to a specified Tab Stop in the
braille document.
Where would it be used?
To place characters in specific columns.
Day
Morning
Afternoon
Monday
Lessons
Tuesday
Lessons
Wednesday
Free
Usage in Duxbury:
[ctb][stb1:l:10][stb2:l:20]
Day[#1]Morning[#2]Afternoon[<]
Monday[#1]Lessons[<]
Tuesday[#2]Lessons[<]
Wednesday[#2]Free
Produces in Braille:
,"d ,morn+ ,afn
,mon"d ,lessons
,tues"d ,lessons
,w$nes"d ,free
Let us explain!
The [ctb] code clears any existing Tabs which you have set.
[stbS:A:P] This sets Tabs where:-
S = The Tab Stop sequence number. e,g 1, 2, 3, 4
A = Tab Alignment where L = Left, R = Right and D = Decimal
P = Position or Column number
Therefore [stb1:l:10] means the 1st Tab is left justified and at column 10.
The [#S] code tells DBT which Tab position to align the text to, and so [#1]
means tab to Stop position 1.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lisette Wesseling [ mailto:Lisette.Wesseling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 02 November 2002 10:40
> To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [duxuser] Re: tab stops
>
>
> HI Ann and all
>
> Thanks for your reply. I have no other tab stops set so didn't think I
> needed to clear anything first. What is happening is this.
> Here's what I've
> got in the file
> key sig [tbs10] [tab]key name[l]
>
> Instead of the key name appearing in cell ten, it goes to the
> new line. If I
> just press the tab key instead of doing [tab] there is just
> one space but
> again no move to cell ten. For subsequent lines of the table, the same
> happens. How do I get the second column to appear in cell 10
> having set the
> tab stop in the first line. Is this making sense?
> Many thanks
>
> Lisette
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ann Foxworth" <Ann.Foxworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 8:51 PM
> Subject: [duxuser] Re: tab stops
>
>
> Hi Lisette
> Did you enter the code [ctbs] before setting your tab stop?
> That will clear
> the tabs that are already there.
>
> Ann Foxworth, Computer Braille Specialist
> Texas Commission for the Blind
> 4800 N. Lamar BLVD Suite # 130
> Austin, TX 78756
> PH: (512) 377-0654
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lisette Wesseling [ mailto:Lisette.Wesseling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 1:58 PM
> To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [duxuser] tab stops
>
>
> Hi all
>
> Can somebody answer a very simple question please? I'm trying
> to make a
> simple table with two columns. I'm a bit confused about how
> to do this. So
> far, I've set the tab stop for 10 using [stb10]. Then I
> pressed tab in
> front of all the items in the second column.(It didn't work.
> What have i
> DONE WRONG? i HAVEN'T MANAGED TO FIND IT IN THE HELP INFO ANYWHERE.
>
> Many THANKS FOR ANSWERING WHAT MUST BE TO MANY A BASIC QUESTION.
>
> Have a nice weekend.
> Lisette
>
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