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

[ToddAndMargo]

On 03/17/2018 01:10 AM, Lex Trotman wrote:
> On 17 March 2018 at 17:58, ToddAndMargo <ToddAndMargo at zoho.com> wrote:
>> 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
> 
> Backspace backs up an indentation level, irrespective of what its made of.  :)
> 
> The best way to make sure what you have is to View->Show whitespace
> and you get dots for spaces and arrows for tabs.
> 
> Cheers
> Lex

That explains it.  Thank you!

I also set the indentation to 1, so as not no annoy me.