Re: [Dev-C++] Tabs vs. spaces in the editor -- by design or a bug? (4.9.9.1)

[Ray K. <kul...@wr...>]

The bug tracker lists a few similar items.  It looks like the bug
is probably in the Synedit code.

http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1077224&group_id=10639&atid=110639
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1042007&group_id=10639&atid=110639
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1066769&group_id=3221&atid=103221

I currently have "auto-indent", "use tab character", and "backspace
unindents" on, and "smart tabs" off, and I generally only notice the
bug when I try and open my code in another editor with a different
tab size. You might try those settings, see if that makes it a bit
less irritating.

Len Philpot wrote:
> Is there any way to fix this?
>
> All in all, I really like Dev-C++, in fact, I am lately using it more 
> than Visual Studio .NET (much easier to use), but this editormalfunction  
> is a major irritant. I've been tempted to use MinGWDevStudio, except  
> that it's apparently been abandoned. It's editorindents/aligns properly.
>  Is this a feature/bug/characteristic of Synedit or is it how it's 
> configured in Dev-C++?
>  I'd be perfectly happy if I could just make it insert one tab eachtime  
> I hit Tab, insert enough tabs to align with the first non-
> whitespace character on the previous line, insert (only) spaces ortabs  
> as directed and be able to turn "Auto Align" off when desired.As is, I  
> spend easily a good third of my time undoing what it does,needlessly  
> backspacing around, re-indenting, etc.