Tab ignored at end of line

[Bogdan Harjoc]

Reproduced using: c=`tput cols`; w=$((c-1)); printf "% ${w}s\tb" a

Expected: 'a' is displayed, followed by a space and 'b' on the next line
Actual: 'ab' is displayed, with no tab (space) between 'a' and 'b'.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: gnome-terminal 3.36.2-1ubuntu1~20.04
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-44.50~20.04.1-generic 5.8.18
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-44-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: edr edr_gpl
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.16
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Mar 8 19:50:33 2021
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-08-26 (194 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731)
SourcePackage: gnome-terminal
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)