[Geany-Users] How do I stop the freekin' tab!

[ToddAndMargo]

On 03/16/2018 09:50 PM, Lex Trotman wrote:
> The global setting does not change the files, use the project->apply
> default indentation as Matthew and the dialog to set the default both
> said.  And did you close the files or close Geany?  Closing Geany
> remembers what the settings for open files are and keeps them when its
> re-opened.  Closing the files makes it forget, but make sure you
> changed the file before you close.
> 
> On 17 March 2018 at 14:13, ToddAndMargo <ToddAndMargo at zoho.com> wrote:
>> On 03/16/2018 08:47 PM, Matthew Brush wrote:
>>>
>>> On 2018-03-16 08:28 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> $ rpm -qa geany
>>>> geany-1.33-1.fc27.x86_64
>>>>
>>>> I have Preferences --> Editor --> Indentation
>>>>       Type = spaces
>>>>
>>>> I HATE TABS!!!!
>>>>
>>>> How do I get this thing to stop converting my
>>>> spaces into freakin' tabs ????
>>>>
>>>
>>> If you have a project open, change it in the Project settings dialog and
>>> then use Project-Apply Default Indentation to affect open documents. If no
>>> project, just re-open the files and the global setting should apply.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Matthew Brush
>>
>>
>> I don't know what a Project is, so I only have files open.
>>
>> And the global setting don't work, unless I don't have
>> the right place.  I have opened and closed about 50 times
>> already.

Did that.  Entered nine spaces, then back spaced across
three stinkin' tabs