Tab - Align to

What you need to know first: Clearing Tabs and Setting Tabs

Code Used: [ctb] and [stb...] and [#S]

Keystroke: (None at present)

What does it do?

It positions the next group of characters to a specified Tab Stop in the braille document.

Where would it be used?

To place characters in specific columns.

Day       Morning   Afternoon
Monday    Lessons
Tuesday             Lessons
Wednesday           Free

 

Usage in DBT:

[ctb][stb1:l:10][stb2:l:20]
Day
[#1]Morning[#2]Afternoon[<]
Monday
[#1]Lessons[<]
Tuesday
[#2]Lessons[<]
Wednesday
[#2]Free

Produces in Braille:

,"d      ,morn+    ,afn
,mon"d   ,lessons
,tues"d            ,lessons
,w$nes"d           ,free

Let us explain!

The [ctb] code clears any existing Tabs which you have set.

[stbS:A:P] This sets Tabs where:  

S = The Tab Stop sequence number.  e,g 1, 2, 3, 4
A
= Tab Alignment where l = Left, r = Right and d = Decimal
P
= Position or Column number

Therefore [stb1:l:10] means the 1st Tab is left justified and at column 10.

The [#S] code tells DBT which Tab position to align the text to, and so [#1] means tab to Stop position 1.