Typewriter with resetting function for margin position and tab position

Claim 1

A typewriter capable of resetting margin position and tab position after interruption of text creation, comprising a printing unit for performing printing operation using a printing head supported for movement along printing lines of a printing paper held on a paper holding member; a keyboard having a plurality of character keys, symbol keys and function keys, said function keys including a text memory key and text continuation means including a code key and, said text continuation means being concurrently with another key operable to enable continuing of text creation after interruption of text creation without manual resetting of said margin position and said tab position; a text memory, responsive to operation of said text memory key, for sequentially storing printing data and function data, including margin information and tab information, entered from said keyboard by operation of said character keys, symbol keys and function keys of said keyboard; a work register comprising a work margin register and a work tab margin register, for registering respectively said margin information and said tab information upon entry thereof through said text memory and responsive to below recited sequential rewriting means, for rewriting said margin and tab information; reading means, responsive to turning ON of said text continuation means, for sequentially reading out said printing data and said function data, including said margin information and said tab information, stored in said text memory and in said work register; detecting means for detecting whether data read out by said reading means is margin information or tab information; and sequential rewriting means, responsive to said detecting means detecting margin information or tab information read out by said reading means, for sequentially rewriting contents of said work register to be equal to the contents at the time of said interruption.