EVE SET_TABS — VMS 5.2

 SET TABS

 Sets tab stops for the current buffer (AT or EVERY) or the tab modes
 (INSERT, MOVEMENT, or SPACES, INVISIBLE, or VISIBLE).

 Examples:

    Command                Purpose or Effect
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    SET TABS AT 9 18 36    Sets tab stops at columns 9, 18, and 36.  Values
                           must be in ascending order, separated by spaces.

    SET TABS EVERY 8       (Default setting.)  Sets tab stops every eight
                           columns.

    SET TABS VISIBLE       Makes tab characters visible, and makes TAB
    SET TABS SPACES        insert spaces rather than a tab character.

    SET TABS INVISIBLE     (Default settings.)  Tab characters appear as
    SET TABS INSERT        blank space, and TAB inserts a tab character.

 o  Setting tab stops changes existing tabs for the current buffer.  Tab
    stops are independent of the hardware settings of your terminal.  To
    find out the current tab stops, use the SHOW command or with the WPS
    keypad, press the WPS Ruler key (GOLD-R).

 o  At startup, SET TABS AT or EVERY in an initialization file applies to a
    system buffer named $DEFAULTS$, so that each buffer you create has the
    same settings.  See help on Defaults.

 o  To set tab modes, use SET TABS and specify one of the following
    keywords per command:

    Keyword      Effects
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------
    INSERT       (Default setting.)  TAB inserts a tab character, moving
                 the cursor and any existing text to the right.

    MOVEMENT     TAB moves the cursor to the next tab stop, but does NOT
                 move existing text or insert a tab character.  This is
                 useful for moving the cursor several spaces at a time or
                 across tab-aligned columns or lists.

    SPACES       TAB inserts spaces instead of a tab character, moving the
                 cursor and existing text to the next tab stop.  (You can
                 erase the spaces to adjust the placement of text.) This is
                 useful when the text will be printed or displayed on
                 devices with different tab stops.

    INVISIBLE    (Default setting.)  Tab characters appear as blank space.

    VISIBLE      Tab characters appear as a small HT (horizontal tab).

 o  Tab modes are global settings, affecting all buffers.  INSERT, SPACES,
    and MOVEMENT do not affect existing tabs entered in a different mode.
    For example, the SET TABS SPACES command does NOT convert tab
    characters to spaces.

 Note:  Remember that on printers or terminals with different tab stops
        from those you specified, tab-aligned text may not appear the same
        as during editing unless you used SET TABS SPACES.

 Related topics:

    DEFAULTS    SHOW    TAB
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EVE SET_TABS — VMS 5.2
