Programmer's WorkBench (pwb.hlp) (Table of Contents; Topic list)
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Tab Function
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     Tab («tab»)
 
     Moves the cursor to the next tab stop. If there are no tab stops to
     the right of the cursor, the cursor does not move. Tab stops are
     defined by the Tabstops switch.
     See: Tabstops
 
     Returns
 
     True:  Cursor moved.
     False: Cursor not moved.
 
     See
 
     Backtab
     Cursor Movement Commands
     Entering Tab Characters
 
     Update
 
     In PWB 1.x, tab stops appear at fixed intervals. In PWB 2.00, tab
     stops can be at variable or fixed intervals.
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