Re: Problem with exporting TAB key

[Vladimir Lomov <lomov.vl@gmail.com>]

Hello,
** Olaf Meeuwissen [2012-04-05 14:01:37 +0900]:

> Vladimir Lomov <lomov.vl@gmail.com> writes:

>> Hello,
>> ** Nick Dokos [2012-04-05 00:13:10 -0400]:

>>> Vladimir Lomov <lomov.vl@gmail.com> wrote:

>>>> #+TITLE: Problem with exporting TAB key
>>>> #+AUTHOR: Vladimir Lomov

>>>> * How to make TAB key to be exported from ORG document?

>>>> Consider the following example:
>>>> #+name: ex1
>>>> #+BEGIN_SRC sh :exports code
>>>> sort -t "	" -k 3 -o file2 file1
>>>> sort -t "	" -k 3 -o file3 file
>>>> #+END_SRC

>>>> How I inserting the TAB key in example: for first line I use =C-q
>>>> C-I=, for second line I use =C-q TAB=, but in tangled file and in
>>>> exported HTML document it is NOT a TAB just spaces.

> Just a thought but can't you use "\t"?

That would be to simple :D.

P.S. I wouldn't bother with <TAB> and ^I if "\t" just work, it is much
simple to type "\t" than ~C-q <TAB>~ or ~C-q ^I~, and portable.

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