In order to create a tablature for percussion instruments, check the "Drum Tab" option in the "Instrument..." dialog.
TablEdit manages percussion tablatures consisting of 5 lines where:
or of 8 lines where:
If the module consists of neither 5 or 8 lines, the check box has no effect.
The "Special effects" palette changes when a "Drum tab" is selected.

In order to enter a percussion effect, place the cursor anywhere in the tablature (which "string" you put it on is unimportant) and select the desired sound.
To apply a different note head than the default setting, simply apply a special effect to the note (the buttons of the Special Effects palette display the different shapes available).
Even though TablEdit is capable of exporting a drum tablature as an ASCII file, its very unlikely that it will ever be able to import such a file given that there is absolutely no existing standard for percussion tablatures.
TablEdit can import MIDI format percussion tablatures without difficulty as long as the active module into which you are performing the import operation is, in fact, a drum module. If this is case, simply select all the tracks or channels so that TablEdit can import all of the percussion elements into the active module.
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