Commodore MPS 1200 - Using Tabs; Horizontal Tabs

Chapter 5
Using Tabs
You have probably used tabs on a typewriter and know that you
can use them to move quickly across the page. Tabs on the MPS
1200 work in much the same way-with a few added features. In
addition to horizontal tabs
that move across the page, the MPS
1200 also has vertical tabs that move down the page.
HORIZONTAL TABS
Horizontal (and vertical) tabs can be set in two different ways: as
fixed tabs, and as variable tabs. You can also move a distance
relative
to your current position with a relative htab. In this man-
ual, horizontal tabs are referred to as htabs.
Move to Next Htab
BASIC
Hex
chr$(9)
09
chr$(9) moves the printing to the next tab setting. Power-on de-
fault
htab settings are every 8 columns-printing will start with
column 8, 17, 25, and so on.
Horizontal tabs are convenient for working with forms and col-
umns of numbers. Their position is determined by the pitch ill
effect at the time the tabs are set, but once set, they do not chall!',('
with changes in pitch or character width.
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