[Geany] tabulators

Jeffrey Grembecki jeff at xxxxx
Thu Apr 26 04:18:36 UTC 2007


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..



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