Barbara Duprey wrote:
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".
--Jean
It sounds as if the help material might be better off just saying that
it inserts a tab, which seems pretty clear and avoids confusion with tab
set positions -- which is how I (and apparently Brian) interpreted 'tab
stop' in the current documentation. I'm pretty sure I've seen references
to "setting tab stop positions" in related discussions.
(See also my note to Brian on this thread.)
Yes, I think you are right that the help material and other
documentation should be more consistent (and accurate) in its use of
terms for tabs and tab stops... along with a lot of other inconsistent
terminology, some of it much more ambiguous and confusing to readers.
Several people have been contributing "bug reports" or "enhancement
requests" for these inconsistencies, and they are slowly getting fixed.
I often simply don't notice things like this until someone points it
out, so thank you both!
--Jean
Jean Hollis Weber
Co-Lead, Documentation Project
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