Tab stops can be defined using preferences for the editor.
The default setting for the PL/I Editor is 2,
About this task
You can specify any number of values. The values must be
integers listed in increasing order separated by a blank space.
After
the last custom tab stop, remaining tab stops are calculated based
on the tab width preference value.
Procedure
- To set the tab width value, complete the following steps.
- To set the tab width value, click .
- In the Display tab width field,
type an integer value between 1 and 16. The default value is 4. The value for Insert spaces for tabs field
is ignored in the PL/I Editor. Tabs are replaced with spaces for these
editors.
- Complete the following steps to set custom tabs.
- To set the tab width value, click .
- In the Custom tab stops field,
type the tab stop locations. The values specified must be integers
in ascending order.
Example
If the Custom tab stops are “8
12 20” and the Displayed tab width is “2, the
tab stops will be "8 12 20 22 24" and so on in increments of 2. When
the Tab key is pressed in the editor, the cursor will stop at each
of the above tab stops.