jquery CSS for TextArea in HTML?

jquery CSS for TextArea in HTML?

Hi folks,

I am passing a long string data with spaces through a textarea in html to a stored procedure which will update the records. 

The spacing in between the string(meaning columns) for one row is just only one tab (“\t”). The rows are separated by two spaces, one for carriage return(char13) and line feed char(10).

Can you guys please help me with the appropriate CSS for text area which will consider these space requirements (tabs, carriage return and line feed char)? 

Is this possible using JQuery CSS skills? Please help me out guys..I need to find a solution to this asap.

My textarea code is like:

<textarea rows:"20" cols:"120"> </textarea>

will dimensions affect the spacing ? And if so, could you please also help me in designing the appropriate dimensions that include these defined spaces?

I have also read on net about the white-space CSS property but did not exactly understand how to incorporate that...

Please folks help me with this.

Many Thanks,
raj