17.18.85 ST_TabTlc

This simple type specifies the characters which can be used to fill in the space created by a tab which ends at this custom tab stop. The chosen character shall be repeated as required to completely fill the tab spacing generated by the tab character.

[Example: Consider a tab stop which should be preceded by a sequence of underscore characters, as follows:

______________Text at the tab stop

This tab stop would have a leader attribute value of underscore, indicating that the tab stop must be preceded by underscore characters as needed to fill the tab spacing. end example]

This simple type’s contents are a restriction of the W3C XML Schema string datatype.

This simple type is restricted to the values

listed in the following table:

Enumeration Value

Description

Specifies that the leader character for this custom tab stop shall be a dot.

[Example:

Enumeration Value

(Solid leader line)

Description

………………. Text at tab stop.

end example]

Specifies that the leader character for this custom tab stop shall be a heavy solid line, or an underscore.

[Note: This setting is used for backwards compatibility with earlier word processors, and should be avoided in favor of other leader characters. It can be displayed using underscores if desired. end note]

[Example:

_________ Text at tab stop.

end example]

Specifies that the leader character for this custom tab stop shall be a hyphen.

[Example:

————— Text at tab stop.

end example]

Specifies that the leader character for this custom tab stop shall be a centered dot.

[Example:

··················· Text at tab stop.

end example]

Specifies that there shall be no leader character for this custom tab.

[Example:

Text at tab stop.

end example]

Specifies that the leader character for this custom tab stop shall be an underscore.

[Example:

Enumeration Value

Description

_________ Text at tab stop.

end example]

[Note: The W3C XML Schema definition of this simple type’s content model (ST_TabTlc) is located in A.1. end note]