Website tabs don't make sense

[Stash217]

Was wondering if someone could tell me why the tab on this website comes out all jumbled together and can't make out what's going on with them. It's like the lines are all scrunched together so it doesn't make any sense to me. Not sure if it's cause I'm on iPhone or iPad. Thanks

[Scott Tichenor]

You need to use a monospaced font to view tabs. If they aren't lined up it's because your browser hasn't been assigned one to use. A monospaced font is one which every letter shares an equal amount of space vs. a font that does not. You'd need to get into your browser settings to assign a font for monospaced viewing.

A few monospaced fonts include Courier and Fixedsys but there are many. This Forum has a custom "Tab" feature we added that can force s a monospaced font. Examples below, first of one not using, and then one using the "Tab" feature which is a custom button accessed from Advanced Posting.

No monospaced font assigned:

|-----2-0-2---2-------2-0-2---2---|-----3-2-3---3-------3---3---3---|
|---0-------0---0---0-------0---0-|---2-------2---2---2---2---2---2-|
|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|=|=|=| |=|=|=| |=|=|=| |=|=|=| |=|=|=| |=|=|=| |=|=|=| |=|=|=|

Monospaced font assigned using Tab feature that forces its use:

|-----2-0-2---2-------2-0-2---2---|-----3-2-3---3-------3---3---3---|

|---0-------0---0---0-------0---0-|---2-------2---2---2---2---2---2-|

|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  |=|=|=| |=|=|=| |=|=|=| |=|=|=|   |=|=|=| |=|=|=| |=|=|=| |=|=|=|

For folks reading this that don't know about the Tab feature in Advance posting mode, here's what that button looks like:



Insert your tablature into a post, highlight (select) all tablature, hit that button and it'll assign a monospaced font.