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diff --git a/doc/user/prg_tabs b/doc/user/prg_tabs index 9fe101d..f3ffa67 100644 --- a/doc/user/prg_tabs +++ b/doc/user/prg_tabs @@ -4,12 +4,17 @@ @Begin @PP Tab characters provide a convenient way to indent and align parts of -tab.c @Index { tab characters in programs } +programs. @RawIndex { programs } +programs.tab.characters @SubIndex { tab characters } +tab.characters.programs @Index { tab characters in programs } computer programs. With care, this alignment can be preserved in the final print even with varying-width fonts. @PP The distance between two tab stops in the program text is by default taken to be 8 characters, which is standard for Unix. This can be changed with +programs. @RawIndex { programs } +programs.tabin @SubIndex { @Code "tabin" option } +tabin.programs @Index { @Code "tabin" option (programs) } the @Code "tabin" option. For example, @ID @Code "@CP tabin { 4 }" informs Lout that tab stops occur every 4 characters in the program @@ -19,6 +24,9 @@ we will stick with C for the rest of this section. @PP The distance between two tab stops on the printed page is quite a different thing, and it is determined by the value of the @Code "tabout" option, which +programs. @RawIndex { programs } +programs.tabout @SubIndex { @Code "tabout" option } +tabout.programs @Index { @Code "tabout" option (programs) } must be a Lout length. For example, @ID @Code "@CP tabout { 0.5i }" requests that tab stops be placed at half-inch intervals. In other |