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# General Information

## Known issues

The Formatted Text Control offers besides the `DefaultTabstop` value within the FormattedText class also the possibility to add user-defined tabstops with a different width than the DefaultTabstop value to paragraphs. Use the `FTParagraph.addTabStop` method. This also works perfectly. However, not only the user-defined values are written to the XML file when saving, but also automatically generated values whose "default" property is set to "true".

This can be quickly remedied. Just put the lines 44/45 in `FTParagraph.getXML`

```xojo
// Encode the tab stop
sa.Append(str(tabStops(i).getTabType) + _
  TABSTOP_SEPARATOR + str(tabStops(i).getTabStop))
```

by

```xojo
If Not tabStops(i).default Then
  // Encode the tab stop
  sa.Append(str(tabStops(i).getTabType) + _
    TABSTOP_SEPARATOR + str(tabStops(i).getTabStop))
End If
```

replace. This really only writes the user-defined tabstops to the file and reloads them. It also reduces the size of the XML file.

## How to purchase?

Just write me a private message at the Xojo Forum (<https://forum.xojo.com/u/martin_t>) with your valid e-Mail Address. I’ll sent you the invoice about **35 €** and after purchasing via PayPal you’ll get the unencrypted source code.

## License Information

Each single user (computer) needs a separate license. It is not allowed to use the addon on different workstations (computers).


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