How to stop CodeTools inserting tabs, when spaces are desired
lazarus / 9-Editor

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howardpc · 2019-06-01 18:57

I have not been able to find a combination of settings on the IDE
Options page which ensures that when, for instance, you press
Ctrl+Shift+C to insert a new variable, you reliably get the "var" and
the newly named variable indented only with spaces.
Whatever settings I select, CodeTools always uses tabs.

On a (possibly) related issue: recently, the "Edit->Tabs to Spaces in
Selection" command does not do anything any more. Which makes
replacing all the pesky unwanted tabs much harder than it should be.
Am I the only one affected by this, or am I simply unable to
understand the tab and indent settings page properly?

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ASerge · 2019-06-01 20:55

Quote from: howardpc on June 01, 2019, 08:57:51 pmWhatever settings I
select, CodeTools always uses tabs.
On a (possibly) related issue: recently, the "Edit->Tabs to Spaces in
Selection" command does not do anything any more. Which makes
replacing all the pesky unwanted tabs much harder than it should be.
Am I the only one affected by this, or am I simply unable to
understand the tab and indent settings page properly?
Windows 7, Lazarus 2.0.2.
There are spaces everywhere. I tried to put that the tab is necessary,
all the same uses spaces.
The "Edit->Tabs to Spaces in Selection" command works.

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howardpc · 2019-06-01 21:30

OK, maybe this is a Linux or GTK2 issue.
Mint 19 Cinnamon, Lazarus 2.0.2

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lucamar · 2019-06-01 21:57

Quote from: howardpc on June 01, 2019, 11:30:23 pmOK, maybe this is a
Linux or GTK2 issue.
Mint 19 Cinnamon, Lazarus 2.0.2

No. I'm on various Linuxen (with GTK widgetset) and all work as they
should, inseritng spaces. Sounds like something is mis-configured on
your end.