Thanks for the replies... Very helpful..
rishi
--- Brett Handley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Anton has shown how it will work.
>
> In your new example you have the comment "tab 40
> spaces below field 1" which
> suggests that you believe a TAB generates space from
> the current position
> which is the bit that is confusing for you. Tab does
> use the current
> position to calculate the next but not by generating
> space..
>
> TAB is like a "snap-to-grid" option in a graphics
> program. That is what "TAB
> skips forward in the current direction (across or
> below) to the next tab
> position." means. The positions are pre-defined.
>
> TABS 40 sets up a grid of tab positions. When you
> use TAB it calculates that
> next position and places your next element at that
> point. This is why you
> must use TAB on your first field if your first field
> is not already at the
> correct location.
>
> The only thing is that that there is no Tab-zero
> (unfortunately). VID it
> goes from Tab-one up.
>
> Hope that clear it up!
> Brett.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rishi Oswal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 5:14 PM
> Subject: [REBOL] Re: is this a bug?
>
>
> > hi Anton. I'm sorry, it still seems like a bug to
> me.
> > The documentation says:
> >
> > "TAB skips forward in the current direction
> (across or
> > below) to the next tab position."
> >
> > So if you have the following code:
> >
> > rebol []
> > view layout [
> > tabs 40 ;sets tab space to 40 pixels.
> > field "Field 1" ;displays field 1 with no tab
> > tab ; tab 40 spaces below field 1
> > field "Field 2" ;display field 2
> > tab ;tab 40 spaces below field 2
> > field "Field 3" ;display field 3
> > ]
> > But it does not seem to work this way. Instead it
> > seems like there is 80pixels between field 1 and
> > field2 and 40 pixels between field 2 and field 3.
> It
> > doesn't seem to make sense to me...
> >
> > rishi
> > ]
> >
> > --- Anton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Yes it does.
> > > If you put a tab before the first field,
> > > it will work:
> > >
> > > view layout [tabs 40 tab field tab field tab
> field]
> > >
> > > In your example the first field is not tab
> aligned,
> > > but the second and third are.
> > >
> > > Anton.
> > >
> > > > tab keyword doesn't seem to function properly
> when
> > > > used vertically:
> > > >
> > > > Rebol []
> > > >
> > > > view layout [
> > > > tabs 40
> > > > field "Field 1"
> > > > tab
> > > > field "Field 2"
> > > > tab
> > > > field "Field 3"
> > > > ]
> > > >
> > > > Why doesn't the tab between field 2 and field
> 3
> > > show
> > > > up?
> > >
> > >
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