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Can one use AddTab with TextOut now?
I am getting a "Internal Limit Encountered. Contact The Author" error while using this command.
Both TextOut and Print gives the same error, and I am not sure if I'm using it properly.

The Code In Question:

SetFont(#MONOSPACE, 26)
AddTab(12, 8, 12)
Locate(1000, 320)
Print("Some brilliant writing.\t0Some more brilliant writing. \tSome excellent words\nEven more brilliant writing\tExcellent words.")

what os ? works here in win11

using ONLY above code ?

Well, if I isolate that code in a new Hollywood script I don't get the error, but the tab-spaces I think I'm setting still isn't working.
I'm on Fedora 39.

Okay... First let me ask if I understand what the command does...
As far as I understand it sets the spacing in number of pixels of a series of tabs which will be referenced one after the other in a string.
Is this correct?

If not I have to figure out another solution.

Thanks for your time, peeps.

yes

its for old school text style "formating"
A will be displayed in 0 pixels in console, B in 100 pixels from left, C in 200 pixels

about first code example, you only set 12 pixels, obviously text string overides "tab position" since its too long

Okay. Thanks.
Figured out the cause of the error... My AddTab was part of a loop, so no wonder.
But the values don't work, so I'm guessing this is just meant for the console and not strings printed to the display?

The values in my example were small, because I mistakenly assumed I had to multiply a preset Tab pixel value, and not set number of pixels directly. I've corrected for that now.

try the example in AddTab() manual you should see perfect tab

https://imgpaste.net/image/SZW5O3 <- THIS

plouf wrote: ↑Sat Jun 01, 2024 8:43 pm try the example in AddTab() manual you should see perfect tab

https://imgpaste.net/image/SZW5O3 <- THIS

Thanks. Couldn't get it to work though. I'll take a different approach for the time being.