Re: MS-DOS Tabs

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From: Adam Goldberg
Date: Wed, 01 May 1991 04:08

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Martin.Scharnke@comp.vuw.ac.nz (Martin Scharnke) writes:

>I have a really icky problem...wanting to use the DOS PRINT spooler using the
>multiplex interrupt I have found that tabs are universally expanded to 8 
>spaces.

>		I HATE THIS!!!

>My favourite tab size is 2, and writing a string to my printer to set tab 
>size to 2 is no great hassle (Esc + "e" + 0 + 2 is the string from memory).

>But calling the PRINT spooler (which I do so that I can print in the 
>background) causes space to be sustituted for tabs - Grrrrr!

>Does anyone know of a hack/patch that can change this. Or is my only solution
>to write my own spooling TSR (Something I don't want to have to do! :-} )

How about writing a TSR that gets installed on top of the spooler that does
nothing but expand tabs, and passes everything else through? Should be easy
enough...at the very least, its easier than writing your own spooler.



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