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.