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Is there a way to set specific tabs is Visual Cobol?  Such as at 7, 8, 12, and 72.  Under Tools/Options/Text editor/Micro focus cobol, the tabs button does not seem to give choices like that.

Is there a way to set specific tabs is Visual Cobol?  Such as at 7, 8, 12, and 72.  Under Tools/Options/Text editor/Micro focus cobol, the tabs button does not seem to give choices like that.

This is what COBOL Smart Edit mode does for you. You can turn this on by toggling the Smart Edit icon on the toolbar but instead of using the tab key you use the Home and End keys to move between stop points.

Is there a way to set specific tabs is Visual Cobol?  Such as at 7, 8, 12, and 72.  Under Tools/Options/Text editor/Micro focus cobol, the tabs button does not seem to give choices like that.

Just tried this.  Works okay for the Home key, which stopped at col 7, 8, and 12, but the End key just brings me to the end of a text line, not to column 72,

Is there a way to set specific tabs is Visual Cobol?  Such as at 7, 8, 12, and 72.  Under Tools/Options/Text editor/Micro focus cobol, the tabs button does not seem to give choices like that.

The End key will take you first to the end of the text line and then if you press again to column 72.

Is there a way to set specific tabs is Visual Cobol?  Such as at 7, 8, 12, and 72.  Under Tools/Options/Text editor/Micro focus cobol, the tabs button does not seem to give choices like that.

Hi Chris,

Well, I tried that, but the End key won't budge past the end of the text line.  Maybe there is a setting somewhere I need to change.

Is there a way to set specific tabs is Visual Cobol?  Such as at 7, 8, 12, and 72.  Under Tools/Options/Text editor/Micro focus cobol, the tabs button does not seem to give choices like that.

There are some settings that you can try that affects this behavior. Look under Tool-->Options-->Text Editor-->Micro Focus COBOL-->Margins and ensure that the Home Key and End key navigation option is on.

You are using SOURCEFORMAT"FIXED" in your project correct? You can see the margin starting in column 73?

Is there a way to set specific tabs is Visual Cobol?  Such as at 7, 8, 12, and 72.  Under Tools/Options/Text editor/Micro focus cobol, the tabs button does not seem to give choices like that.

Never mind, think I got it to go to 72 but changing something in the options/edit/microfocus/margins.

Thanks, Chris!

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