[Geany] spaces, tabs and saving

[Harold Aling]

Harold Aling wrote:
>
> I don't know if the general rule can be something like:
>
> "if (no. of spaces < tabWidthInSpaces) then discard spaces"
>
> -or-
>
> "if (no. of spaces < tabWidthInSpaces/2) then discard spaces else 
> insert tabWidthInSpaces*space"
>
>
> tabWidthInSpaces should default to 4...

After some tests I'd reckon that the best solution will be:

"if spaces are followed by a tab then { if (no. of spaces < 
tabWidthInSpaces) then discard spaces }"


Test it yourself saving a file with: (s=space, t=tab)

tLine 1
stLine 2
sstLine 3
ssstLine 4
sssst Line 5

Before save:
    Line 1
    Line 2
    Line 3
    Line 4
        Line 5

After save:
    Line 1
     Line 2
      Line 3
       Line 4
         Line 5


Cheers!


-H-