BASIC stamp manual v2.2

Using the BASIC Stamp Editor
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In addition to the actual character used for the Tab key, there are three
behaviors of tabbing employed by the editor: Smart Tabs, Fixed Tabs and
Fixed plus Smart Tabs.
Figure 3.19: The Editor Operation
Tab under Edit  Preferences.
Smart Tabs (Figure 3.20) cause the tab key to move the cursor to a position
that is aligned with the nearest break between words in nearby lines above
the current line. It has the effect of providing a somewhat intuitive, auto
adjusting behavior based entirely on how you have aligned previous lines.
Fixed Tabs (Figure 3.21) cause the tab key to move the cursor to the
position indicated by the Fixed Tab Positions field. If the position is
already beyond the end of the Fixed Tab Positions list, it moves by a
multiple of the distance between the last two positions in that list. For
example, with Fixed Tabs set, the default Fixed Tab Positions list will
SMART TABS.
F
IXED TABS.
T
AB BEHAVIOR.