Brian Barker wrote:
At 08:03 18/03/2009 +1000, Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
Brian Barker wrote:
Ctrl+Tab Inserts a tab stop (only in tables). Depending on the
Window Manager in use, Alt+Tab may be used instead.
(Actually, it doesn't insert a tab stop - does it? - but rather a tab
character.)
Different terminology for the same thing. The term "tab stop" is
probably more familiar (or has more meaning) to more people than the
technical term "tab character".
Surely not? If I click on the horizontal ruler or enter values on the
Tabs tab of the paragraph or paragraph style dialogue, I can choose a
position where text will align vertically. That's what I call inserting
a tab stop - and that's what the help text (sometimes) calls this.
Pressing Tab (or here Ctrl+Tab) inserts a character which has the effect
of advancing to the next tab stop. It's surely confusing to give this
process the same name?
Yes, you and Barbara are correct: the Tab key inserts a tab (character),
which advances the text to the next defined tab stop (or default tab
stop if none are explicitly defined).
I plead insufficient caffeine when I wrote my previous note. ;-)
--Jean
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