[softwarelist] Re: centre listing

In <URL:news:local.opro> on Wed 07 May, P C Newble wrote:
> In article <4820DA8F.9080007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>    Peter Prewett <pprewett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > How can I get Ovation to centre on the  =  in the following:-
> > 1 ton = 1.02 tonne
> > 1 foot = 0.305 metre
> > 1 yd = 0.91 metre
> > 1 mile    = 1.61 km
> > 1 chain = 20.1 metre
> 
> Create a decimal tab with = in the box next to that option
> (instead of the usual decimal point).
 
I like that idea, so tried it. It doesn't quite work here in OPro 2.77 (17
Feb 2008) on RISC OS. I find the alignment to be the first non-numeric
character, or perhaps it is the space. Removing the leading 1 from each line
and the following list does align the =

   ton = 1.02 tonne
  foot = 0.305 metre
    yd = 0.91 metre
  mile = 1.61 km
 chain = 20.1 metre

With the same tab stop set as above and various leading numerals the
alignment is:

   123 ton = 1.02 tonne
112345 foot = 0.305 metre
     1 yd = 0.91 metre
  mile = 1.61 km
 chain = 20.1 metre


Anthony

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