On Thu, 12 Dec 2019 22:02:53 GMT, Kevin Rushforth <k...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> modules/javafx.graphics/src/main/java/javafx/scene/text/Text.java line 1273: >> >>> 1272: /** >>> 1273: * The size of a tab stop in spaces. >>> 1274: * Values less than 1 are treated as 1. >> >> "tab stop" seems to be an uncommon term. Better are "horizontal tab" (used >> in the >> [JLS](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se13/html/jls-3.html#jls-3.10.6)), >> "tab character" (used in >> [`Pattern`](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/13/docs/api/java.base/java/util/regex/Pattern.html), >> "horizontal tabulation" or the like. > > The terms "tab character" or "horizontal tab" refer to the ASCII tab > character itself. Since a tab character isn't a fixed number of spaces, > changing it to "size of a tab character" could be misleading. I'd be fine > with another alternative, though, if someone could come up with a better one. We are referring to the character here aren't we ? ie the actual character and the rest of it is about how it renders. Paraphrasing the java doc it says : If you display <the tab character> it will display as N instances of <the space character> ------------- PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jfx/pull/32
