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From: paul@DELRIO.CC.UMICH.EDU ('da Kingfish)
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Subject: Re: Tab Characters
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Date: 10 Jun 88 19:12:42 GMT
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>In Message-Id: <8806080112.AA24371@umix.cc.umich.edu>, Scott Ferguson
>(ferguson@bknlvms.bitnet) asks for suggestions on how to get actual tab
>characters from the keyboard, in a sendmail.cf editting exercise.

>There are several ways to do this, each of which has its pros and cons :-)

>    2)  Redefine a key to issue the DM command 'er 09'.  This means
>        issue a ^I.  Drawback is that it only works in raw mode --
>        and NOT in DM editor windows and input pads.

Use shifted tab for spacing the cursor over.  Put this in your favorite
startup file.

kd stab th ke
kd tab es' ';al;so/ /@@t/ar ke;     # insert REAL tab

--paul