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SHOW TAB RULER
Wh en dealing with th e Ma cTerminal d oc um ent, l oca ll y
e
nt ered data or data co ming fr om the remote co mput er will
often contain tab ch ara ct ers. Thi s mig ht occur when tr anfer-
ring tables of
numb ers over the c ommu nications lin k. Th e
de signers of Ma cTe rmin al i ncluded a Show Tab Ruler item in
th e Se tting s menu. Thi s enables MacT e rminal to use th e tab
character s to prop erly format tabl es. Sele ctin g thi s option will
cau se the ruler shown in figure 8.10 to a pp ear.
•o 20 30 •o 50 60 10 eo
lll l lltt l llltl l lllll t tll fl lll l ltllltl l l l l l l lltlldllllllllt l ll l lllll l ll l lll l lllll
• • • • • • • • •
Figure 8.10. Th e Tab ruler
No rmally, th e tabs are pr eset every eig ht co lumn s begin-
ning
at th e ninth co lumn . Thi s se ttin g is a standa rd used by
most co
mput ers. For o th er s itua tions, th e tabs may be reset on
thi s rul er. To rem ove a ta b, click on its marker. To create a new
tab , place th e po int er over th e desir ed position on th e Tab ru ler
and c
li ck.
To re turn to th e Ma cTermin al do c um e nt , pull do wn th e
Se ttin gs me nu aga in a nd sele ct Hide Tab Ruler. Th e rul er will
di sa pp e ar a nd th e M ac will reme mb er th e new settings of the
tab ma
rk ers.