Name: tabWidths

Type: property

Syntax: set the tabWidths [of line <lineNumber>] of <field> to <tabWidthList> 

Summary: Specifies the width of columns in a field.

Associations: field

Introduced: 5.5 Added

OS: mac,windows,linux,ios,android

Platforms: desktop,server,web,mobile

Example:
set the tabWidths of field "Comments" to 20,20,20,0

Example:
set the tabWidths of field 1 to 40,80,120,160,200

Example:
set the tabWidths of line 2 to -2 of field "list" to tColumnWidths

Value: The <tabWidths> of a field is a list of one or more positive integers, separated by commas.

Description:
Use the <tabWidths> property to set the widths of columns in a field.

The <tabWidths> consists of one or more integers separated by commas. Each integer is the width in pixels of column. The <tabWidths> returns the relative widths of columns whereas the <tabStops> property returns the absolute positions of tabs.

Setting the <tabWidths> of a field to 20,20,20 will result in tab stops being placed at 20, 40 and 60 pixels.

References: borderWidth (property), tabStops (property), vGrid (property), hGrid (property), tabKey (message)
