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This is less often used than the environments 0141 <code>tabular</code> (see <a href="tabular.html#tabular">tabular</a>) or <code>array</code> (see <a href="array.html#array">array</a>) because 0142 in those the width of each column need not be constant and need not be 0143 known in advance. 0144 </p> 0145 <p>This example has a first line where the tab stops are set to explicit 0146 widths, ended by a <code>\kill</code> command (which is described below): 0147 </p> 0148 <div class="example"> 0149 <pre class="example">\begin{tabbing} 0150 \hspace{0.75in} \= \hspace{0.40in} \= \hspace{0.40in} \kill 0151 Ship \> Guns \> Year \\ 0152 \textit{Sophie} \> 14 \> 1800 \\ 0153 \textit{Polychrest} \> 24 \> 1803 \\ 0154 \textit{Lively} \> 38 \> 1804 \\ 0155 \textit{Surprise} \> 28 \> 1805 \\ 0156 \end{tabbing} 0157 </pre></div> 0158 0159 <p>Both the <code>tabbing</code> environment and the more widely-used 0160 <code>tabular</code> environment put text in columns. The most important 0161 distinction is that in <code>tabular</code> the width of columns is 0162 determined automatically by LaTeX, while in <code>tabbing</code> the user 0163 sets the tab stops. Another distinction is that <code>tabular</code> 0164 generates a box, but <code>tabbing</code> can be broken across pages. 0165 Finally, while <code>tabular</code> can be used in any mode, <code>tabbing</code> 0166 can be used only in paragraph mode and it starts a new paragraph. 0167 </p> 0168 <p>A <code>tabbing</code> environment always starts a new paragraph, without 0169 indentation. Moreover, as shown in the example above, there is no need 0170 to use the starred form of the <code>\hspace</code> command at the beginning 0171 of a tabbed row. The right margin of the <code>tabbing</code> environment is 0172 the end of line, so that the width of the environment is 0173 <code>\linewidth</code>. 0174 </p> 0175 <a name="index-row_002c-tabbing"></a> 0176 <p>The <code>tabbing</code> environment contains a sequence of <em>tabbed 0177 rows</em>. The first tabbed row begins immediately after 0178 <code>\begin{tabbing}</code> and each row ends with <code>\\</code> or 0179 <code>\kill</code>. The last row may omit the <code>\\</code> and end with just 0180 <code>\end{tabbing}</code>. 0181 </p> 0182 <p>At any point the <code>tabbing</code> environment has a current tab stop 0183 pattern, a sequence of <em><var>n</var> > 0</em> tab stops, numbered 0, 1, 0184 etc. These create <var>n</var> corresponding columns. Tab stop 0 is 0185 always the left margin, defined by the enclosing environment. Tab 0186 stop number <var>i</var> is set if it is assigned a horizontal 0187 position on the page. Tab stop number <var>i</var> can only be set if 0188 all the stops 0, …, <em>i-1</em> have already been set; normally 0189 later stops are to the right of earlier ones. 0190 </p> 0191 <p>By default any text typeset in a <code>tabbing</code> environment is typeset 0192 ragged right and left-aligned on the current tab stop. Typesetting is 0193 done in LR mode (see <a href="Modes.html#Modes">Modes</a>). 0194 </p> 0195 <p>The following commands can be used inside a <code>tabbing</code> environment. 0196 They are all fragile (see <a href="_005cprotect.html#g_t_005cprotect">\protect</a>). 0197 </p> 0198 <dl compact="compact"> 0199 <dt><code>\\ <span class="roman">(tabbing)</span></code> 0200 <a name="index-_005c_005c-_0028tabbing_0029"></a> 0201 </dt> 0202 <dd><p>End a tabbed line and typeset it. 0203 </p> 0204 </dd> 0205 <dt><code>\= <span class="roman">(tabbing)</span></code> 0206 <a name="index-_005c_003d-_0028tabbing_0029"></a> 0207 </dt> 0208 <dd><p>Sets a tab stop at the current position. 0209 </p> 0210 </dd> 0211 <dt><code>\> <span class="roman">(tabbing)</span></code> 0212 <a name="index-_005c_003e-_0028tabbing_0029"></a> 0213 </dt> 0214 <dd><a name="index-_005c_003e"></a> 0215 <p>Advances to the next tab stop. 0216 </p> 0217 </dd> 0218 <dt><code>\<</code> 0219 <a name="index-_005c_003c"></a> 0220 </dt> 0221 <dd><p>Put following text to the left of the local margin (without changing 0222 the margin). Can only be used at the start of the line. 0223 </p> 0224 </dd> 0225 <dt><code>\+</code> 0226 <a name="index-_005c_002b"></a> 0227 </dt> 0228 <dd><p>Moves the left margin of the next and all the 0229 following commands one tab stop to the right, beginning tabbed line if 0230 necessary. 0231 </p> 0232 </dd> 0233 <dt><code>\-</code> 0234 <a name="index-_005c_002d"></a> 0235 </dt> 0236 <dd><p>Moves the left margin of the next and all the 0237 following commands one tab stop to the left, beginning tabbed line if 0238 necessary. 0239 </p> 0240 </dd> 0241 <dt><code>\' <span class="roman">(tabbing)</span></code> 0242 <a name="index-_005c_0027-_0028tabbing_0029"></a> 0243 </dt> 0244 <dd><p>Moves everything that you have typed so far in the current column, i.e., 0245 everything from the most recent <code>\></code>, <code>\<</code>, <code>\'</code>, 0246 <code>\\</code>, or <code>\kill</code> command, to the previous column and aligned 0247 to the right, flush against the current column’s tab stop. 0248 </p> 0249 </dd> 0250 <dt><code>\` <span class="roman">(tabbing)</span></code> 0251 <a name="index-_005c_0060-_0028tabbing_0029"></a> 0252 </dt> 0253 <dd><p>Allows you to put text flush right against any tab stop, including tab 0254 stop 0. However, it can’t move text to the right of the last 0255 column because there’s no tab stop there. The <code>\`</code> command moves 0256 all the text that follows it, up to the <code>\\</code> or 0257 <code>\end{tabbing}</code> command that ends the line, to the right margin 0258 of the <code>tabbing</code> environment. There must be no <code>\></code> or 0259 <code>\'</code> command between the <code>\`</code> and the <code>\\</code> or 0260 <code>\end{tabbing}</code> command that ends the line. 0261 </p> 0262 </dd> 0263 <dt><code>\a <span class="roman">(tabbing)</span></code> 0264 <a name="index-_005ca-_0028tabbing_0029"></a> 0265 </dt> 0266 <dd><a name="index-_005ca_0027-_0028acute-accent-in-tabbing_0029"></a> 0267 <a name="index-_005ca_0060-_0028grave-accent-in-tabbing_0029"></a> 0268 <a name="index-_005ca_003d-_0028macron-accent-in-tabbing_0029"></a> 0269 <p>In a <code>tabbing</code> environment, the commands <code>\=</code>, <code>\'</code> and 0270 <code>\`</code> do not produce accents as usual (see <a href="Accents.html#Accents">Accents</a>). Instead, 0271 use the commands <code>\a=</code>, <code>\a'</code> and <code>\a`</code>. 0272 </p> 0273 </dd> 0274 <dt><code>\kill</code> 0275 <a name="index-_005ckill"></a> 0276 </dt> 0277 <dd><p>Sets tab stops without producing text. Works just like <code>\\</code> except 0278 that it throws away the current line instead of producing output for it. 0279 Any <code>\=</code>, <code>\+</code> or <code>\-</code> commands in that line remain in 0280 effect. 0281 </p> 0282 </dd> 0283 <dt><code>\poptabs</code> 0284 <a name="index-_005cpoptabs"></a> 0285 </dt> 0286 <dd><a name="index-_005cpoptabs-1"></a> 0287 <p>Restores the tab stop positions saved by the last <code>\pushtabs</code>. 0288 </p> 0289 </dd> 0290 <dt><code>\pushtabs</code> 0291 <a name="index-_005cpushtabs"></a> 0292 </dt> 0293 <dd><p>Saves all current tab stop positions. Useful for temporarily changing 0294 tab stop positions in the middle of a <code>tabbing</code> environment. 0295 </p> 0296 </dd> 0297 <dt><code>\tabbingsep</code> 0298 <a name="index-_005ctabbingsep"></a> 0299 </dt> 0300 <dd><p>Distance of the text moved by <code>\'</code> to left of current tab stop. 0301 </p> 0302 </dd> 0303 </dl> 0304 0305 <p>This example typesets a Pascal function: 0306 </p> 0307 <div class="example"> 0308 <pre class="example">\begin{tabbing} 0309 function \= fact(n : integer) : integer;\\ 0310 \> begin \= \+ \\ 0311 \> if \= n > 1 then \+ \\ 0312 fact := n * fact(n-1) \- \\ 0313 else \+ \\ 0314 fact := 1; \-\- \\ 0315 end;\\ 0316 \end{tabbing} 0317 </pre></div> 0318 0319 <p>The output looks like this. 0320 </p> 0321 <div class="example"> 0322 <pre class="example">function fact(n : integer) : integer; 0323 begin 0324 if n > 1 then 0325 fact := n * fact(n-1); 0326 else 0327 fact := 1; 0328 end; 0329 </pre></div> 0330 0331 <a name="index-package_002c-algorithm2e"></a> 0332 <a name="index-algorithm2e-package"></a> 0333 <a name="index-package_002c-listings"></a> 0334 <a name="index-listings-package"></a> 0335 <a name="index-package_002c-minted"></a> 0336 <a name="index-minted-package"></a> 0337 0338 <a name="index-package_002c-fancyvrb"></a> 0339 <a name="index-fancyvrb-package"></a> 0340 0341 <p>This example is just for illustration of the environment. To actually 0342 typeset computer code in typewriter like this, a verbatim environment 0343 (see <a href="verbatim.html#verbatim">verbatim</a>) would normally be best. For pretty-printed code, 0344 there are quite a few packages, including <code>algorithm2e</code>, 0345 <code>fancyvrb</code>, <code>listings</code>, and <code>minted</code>. 0346 </p> 0347 0348 0349 0350 <hr/><div class='referenceinfo'> <a href='https://latexref.xyz/'> <i>Unofficial LaTeX2e reference manual</i></a></div> 0351 </body> 0352 </html>