Re: Tabs

[Dmitry Gutov]

On 02.09.2019 13:11, Elias Mårtenson wrote:
> Is it truly wise to have the word “tab” as part of the name of this 
> feature? The word “tab” (when not referring to codepoint U+0009 
> CHARACTER TABULATION) usually refers to the specific visual indication 
> that resembles a row of tabs in old filing cabinets. The feature itself 
> doesn't really have that much to do with tabs of either kind.

If you look at common software outside of Emacs, "tab" is very often 
used for this kind of feature. E.g. browser tabs. Or similar tabs in 
other text editors.