When defining software tabulators using the @TABS statement (format 2), it is now necessary to specify at least one tab position in addition to the tab character. The tab positions must be sorted in ascending order. In the past, it was possible to issue a @TABS statement without a tab position. However, this had no effect and not even the tab character was modified.
Hardware and software tabulators can be defined independently of one another. It is possible to activate either of them.
In the display function provided by the @TABS statement, it is now also possible to differentiate between hardware and software tabulators. The @TABS VALUES statement outputs the positions of the hardware tabulators, while the @TABS ::VALUES statement outputs the positions of the software tabulators together with the defined tab character. In the past, the positions of the hardware tabulators (if defined) were prioritized on output. It was then not possible to display the positions of the software tabulator.