Tab with Intervening Fill

Also known as: "Tab with Leader Dots"

What you need to know first: about Setting Tabs and Using them.

See also: the code for Absolute Tabs, which is very similar to this one.

Code Used: [tabP:A:F~X]

Keystroke: (None)

What does it do?

This command places the next word at a particular tab position and alignment, with filler characters leading to the word as in a table of contents.

Where would it be used?

To tab a word or group of words to a specific position, with leader characters between the prior word and the tabbed word.

Apples........$2.20

Oranges.......$1.95

Paper.........$30 plus tax

Usage in DBT:

Tab with intervening fill[<]

Apples[tab15:l:f~"]$2.20[<]

Oranges[tab15:l:f~"]$1.95{<]

Paper[tab15:l:f~"]$30 plus tax

Produces in Braille:

,tab ) 9t]v5+ fill          #a

,apples""""""""""""4#b.bj

,oranges"""""""""""4#a.ie

,pap]""""""""""""4#cj plus tax