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Table 11.9 Text formatting properties (mostly for Textflow Blocks)
keyword
tabalignchar
tabalignment 2
possible values and explanation
(Unichar) Unicode value of the character at which decimal tabs will be aligned. Default: the period character
’.’ (U+002E)
(List of keywords) Alignment for tab stops. Each entry in the list defines the alignment for the corresponding
entry in the ruler option (default: left):
center Text will be centered at the tab position.
decimal
left
right
The first instance of tabalignchar will be left-aligned at the tab position. If no tabalignchar
is found, right alignment will be used instead.
Text will be left-aligned at the tab position.
Text will be right-aligned at the tab position.
1. In user coordinates, or as a percentage of the width of the fit box
2. Tab settings can be edited in the property subgroup Ruler Tabs for hortabmethod=ruler in the Block properties dialog.
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