Does anybody use tabs in the code editor? If yes, how do you do that?

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Does anybody use tabs in the code editor? If yes, how do you do that?

In all my installations the following happens:

procedure bla;
begin
blub;

pressing enter results in

procedure bla;
begin
blub;


So, the tab remains, but the new line is indented by spaces.

I have enabled
Tools -> Options -> Editor Options -> Source Options
* Use tab character
* Show tab character
* Show space character

The example is in Delphi 10.2.2 but I have experienced the same behaviour in Delphi 2007 and XE2.

Comments

  1. Jeroen Wiert PluimersJanuary 27, 2018 at 6:08 AM

    I don't. Too many issues with too many editors and indentation settings.

    Tab handling has been broken in Delphi since, well maybe forever.

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  2. Thomas Mueller (dummzeuch)January 27, 2018 at 6:36 AM

    I'm asking because somebody reported a bug in the GExperts Code Proofreader Expert:
    sourceforge.net - GExperts / Bugs / #37 Code proofreader fails with tabs in line
    So for the first time in 25 years I have tried to use tabs in Delphi, and failed.

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  3. Roland BengtssonJanuary 27, 2018 at 6:39 AM

    I avoid tabs as much as I can because of different settings on other computers and editors mess it up. But in your case shouldn't smart tab and optimal fill do what you want?

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  4. John KouraklisJanuary 27, 2018 at 6:44 AM

    I use tabs but they don't always indent the text properly. I particularly like the feature when you select a line then you can shift-Tab the text to the beginning of the line and then indent it with a straight tab

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  5. Thomas Mueller (dummzeuch)January 27, 2018 at 6:46 AM

    Roland Bengtsson Hm, I didn't even know what "Optimal Fill" does, but apparently it replaces spaces by tabs + additional spaces if necessary. Smart Tabs doesn't matter in that case. Thanks, with Optimal Fill it is actually possible to use tabs.
    (Not that I will do that but it explains why the reporter was able to run into this problem at all.)

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  6. Uwe RaabeJanuary 27, 2018 at 7:12 AM

    Thomas Mueller In the German IDE "Optimal Fill" is "Füllen mit Tabs".

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  7. Thomas Mueller (dummzeuch)January 27, 2018 at 10:27 AM

    Uwe Raabe Wow, the first time the translation is better than the original.

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  8. Joe C. HechtJanuary 28, 2018 at 8:54 AM

    Thomas Mueller Optimal fill begins every auto-indented line with the minimum number of characters possible, using tabs and spaces as necessary. From:

    http://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/Tokyo/en/Source_Options

    I think I keep it on for most of my installs. I need to update Tokyo with my D6 settings.

    FWIW, I'm not a tab kinda guy. I tried it years ago.

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