you are true ... so use an array with predifined tabs
Dim aTabs as new Integer[8] For i = 0 to aTabs.Max aTabs[i] = j j+=drawingArea.Width/aTabs.Count next 2010/1/30 Doriano Blengino <doriano.bleng...@fastwebnet.it>: > Fabien Bodard ha scritto: >> draw.text(replace(stext, "\t",string(" ",5)),x,y) >> > Quick and simple hack, but may be he wants to make tabular columns... > not so simple to do. > > Tab widths are not always the same, it depends on the position on screen. > If using a fixed font, then replacing a tabulator with the correct > amount of spaces (not always 5 spaces) works well. > If not using a fixed font, the previous method works not so well: the > calculus should be done in pixels. > To print a tab, one must take the current position, divide by 8 (or > another "tab width", or 64 pixels, or the width of 16 spaces...), take > the integer part, add 1, and multiply again for the tab width (8, or 64, > or the width of 16 spaces, or whatever). > In a word processor applications, tabs are at fixed positions not > necessarily even-spaced. An array with predetermined tab positions could > work. > > Regards, > > -- > Doriano Blengino > > "Listen twice before you speak. > This is why we have two ears, but only one mouth." > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation > Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business > Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts > Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com > _______________________________________________ > Gambas-user mailing list > Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user