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<h4 class="subsection">4.9.14 Tabs</h4>
<p><a name="index-Tabs-149"></a>
Syntax: <code>Tabs [0|1]</code><br>
Abbreviation: <code>TAB</code>
<p class="noindent">sets the <code>Tabs</code> flag. When this flag is true,
the <code>InsertTab</code> command will insert literal
<var>TAB</var> characters. Otherwise it will insert enough spaces to
have the same visual effect.
<p>In normal editing, the <Tab> key invokes the command
"<code>InsertTab</code> 1". Unlike most others, the <Tab> key cannot
be mapped to other commands. Thus the <code>Tabs</code> flag provides the
only customization <code>ne</code> offers for the <Tab> key.
<p>The <code>Tabs</code> flag also affects the action of the <BackSpace> and
<Delete> keys in one special circumstance. That is, if the normal
action of these keys would remove white space, and that white space
could be represented by a tab, then one tab's worth of space is
removed. In all other cases, the <BackSpace> and <Delete> keys
perform their normal function.
<p>If you invoke <code>Tabs</code> with no arguments, it will toggle the flag. If you
specify 0 or 1, the flag will be set to false or true, respectively. A lower
case ‘<samp><span class="samp">t</span></samp>’ will appear on the status bar if the flag is true.
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