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Edgar De Cleene

[Q] we have some like old typewriter tabs ?

I have this awful output

module 97 61
type 5 05
func 4 04
table 5 05
global 6 06
export 15 0f
elem 8 08
code 33 21

Like having it nice with some kind of "stored tabs" like each column alings
right.

Some knows how could made.
Maybe I have in Squeak but don't know.

Edgar
@morplenauta

Chris Muller-3

Re: [Q] we have some like old typewriter tabs ?

Hi Edgar,

I made a flexible utility for printing collections of objects to a
stream in a Fixed-Width columnar format. They don't use tabs, but
spaces, so they always work when viewed in a fixed-width font.

It is available in the "MaBase" package on SqueakMap. To use, create
an instance of MaFixedWidthReport, then use its 'building' methods to
define the report, then send:

myFixedWidthReport write: aCollection to: aStream

Browse references to the class for an example.

- Chris

On Sat, May 26, 2018 at 6:45 AM, Edgar J. De Cleene
<[hidden email]> wrote:

> I have this awful output
>
> module 97 61
> type 5 05
> func 4 04
> table 5 05
> global 6 06
> export 15 0f
> elem 8 08
> code 33 21
>
> Like having it nice with some kind of "stored tabs" like each column alings
> right.
>
> Some knows how could made.
> Maybe I have in Squeak but don't know.
>
>
> Edgar
> @morplenauta
>
>
>

Edgar De Cleene

Re: [Q] we have some like old typewriter tabs ?

Very thanks, looking it

On Sat, 26 May 2018 at 16:53 Chris Muller <[hidden email]> wrote:

Hi Edgar,

I made a flexible utility for printing collections of objects to a
stream in a Fixed-Width columnar format. They don't use tabs, but
spaces, so they always work when viewed in a fixed-width font.

It is available in the "MaBase" package on SqueakMap. To use, create
an instance of MaFixedWidthReport, then use its 'building' methods to
define the report, then send:

myFixedWidthReport write: aCollection to: aStream

Browse references to the class for an example.

- Chris

On Sat, May 26, 2018 at 6:45 AM, Edgar J. De Cleene
<[hidden email]> wrote:
> I have this awful output
>
> module 97 61
> type 5 05
> func 4 04
> table 5 05
> global 6 06
> export 15 0f
> elem 8 08
> code 33 21
>
> Like having it nice with some kind of "stored tabs" like each column alings
> right.
>
> Some knows how could made.
> Maybe I have in Squeak but don't know.
>
>
> Edgar
> @morplenauta
>
>
>

marcel.taeumel

Re: [Q] we have some like old typewriter tabs ?

Hi Edgar,

Squeak's text printing facilities do not support "stored tabs". You can use #padded:to:with: to fill up contents with spaces or other characters:

'foobar' padded: #right to: 25 with: $.

'12' padded: #left to: 3 with: Character space.

Then use a monospaced font (e.g. via "TextStyle defaultFixedFont"), too. :-)

Best,

Marcel

Am 26.05.2018 23:07:17 schrieb Edgar De Cleene <[hidden email]>:

Very thanks, looking it

On Sat, 26 May 2018 at 16:53 Chris Muller <[hidden email]> wrote:
Hi Edgar,

I made a flexible utility for printing collections of objects to a
stream in a Fixed-Width columnar format. They don't use tabs, but
spaces, so they always work when viewed in a fixed-width font.

It is available in the "MaBase" package on SqueakMap. To use, create
an instance of MaFixedWidthReport, then use its 'building' methods to
define the report, then send:

myFixedWidthReport write: aCollection to: aStream

Browse references to the class for an example.

- Chris

On Sat, May 26, 2018 at 6:45 AM, Edgar J. De Cleene
<[hidden email]> wrote:
> I have this awful output
>
> module 97 61
> type 5 05
> func 4 04
> table 5 05
> global 6 06
> export 15 0f
> elem 8 08
> code 33 21
>
> Like having it nice with some kind of "stored tabs" like each column alings
> right.
>
> Some knows how could made.
> Maybe I have in Squeak but don't know.
>
>
> Edgar
> @morplenauta
>
>
>

Edgar De Cleene

Re: [Q] we have some like old typewriter tabs ?

Re: [squeak-dev] [Q] we have some like old typewriter tabs ? Very thanks.
I could use this

On 27/05/2018, 07:14, "Marcel Taeumel" <[hidden email]> wrote:

Hi Edgar,

Squeak's text printing facilities do not support "stored tabs". You can use #padded:to:with: to fill up contents with spaces or other characters:

'foobar' padded: #right to: 25 with: $.
'12' padded: #left to: 3 with: Character space.

Then use a monospaced font (e.g. via "TextStyle defaultFixedFont"), too. :-)

Best,
Marcel