[Geany] tabulators

Jelle de Jong jelledejong at xxxxx
Thu Apr 26 06:38:45 UTC 2007


Jeffrey Grembecki wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:03:16 -0400
> "John Gabriele" <jmg3000 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> In the Edit --> Prefs --> Editor pane --> Features section, you use
>> the word "tabulators" (and also again in that item's popup help). I've
>> never heard that term. I'm guessing it's the full and proper -- but
>> arcane -- name for "tabs". You may want to change the occurrences of
>> that word to the more current "tabs".
>>
>> ---John
> 
> tab·u·la·tor (tăb'yə-lā'tər) pronunciation
> n.
> 
>    1. One that tabulates.
>    2. A machine that reads, sorts, and prints out information from punched
>       cards. 
>    3. A mechanism on a typewriter for setting automatic stops or margins
>       for columns. 
>    4. Computer Science. A device for reading data from punched
>       cards and producing printed lists or totals of the result.
>    5. One who counts, records, or lists systematically.
> 
> I havn't read the context myself..

Just a comment, I would really like to be able to switch with a short
cut between tab 4 and tab 8 like is possible with mousepad.

Something like ctrl + tab or whatever, it is most wanted feature here :-D

Jelle




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