> Having never used a typewriter, I have no idea of the original meaning
> <grin>

Well, for history's sake ... old mechanical typwriters had a bar at the back
of the carriage, filled with little metal tabs. You could slide one of these
tabs out for each 'tab stop'. The mechanism operated by the tab key would
catch on any metal tab that was extended. When you pressed the tab key, it
would release its hold on the current metal tab and the entire carriage would
then slide along (under spring power) until it hit the next extended tab ...

I'm not sure if the tab key is named after those metal tabs or the concept
of a 'table' (which is what they were usually used for). I think it's the
latter.

> to 1 then I could select all the lines and pres tab instead of <Space><Home>
> <Down Arrow>  for each line.

You could record a macro and assign it to a key. At least then it's only one
keystroke per line. And don't forget that you can set a 'repeat count' for
the next key you press (Ctrl-R or see the Text menu).

Maybe I'll have a look at the editor source to see if it's easy to change.

-- Chris

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