<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"><head><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><o:OfficeDocumentSettings><o:AllowPNG/><o:PixelsPerInch>96</o:PixelsPerInch></o:OfficeDocumentSettings></xml><![endif]--></head><body><div class="ydp59b24c26yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div><div><span><span><div><div>I would like the conversion of leading tabs to spaces for
Python files and of leading spaces to tabs (but more importantly NOT vice
versa) for Php files.<span><span><span> I am sure many of you have addressed this issue already and know how best to handle it in Geany.</span></span> I don't see an obviously good way to handle it. I can only guess a special configuration file might do it, and call me lazy.<br></span></div></div></span></span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Python (*.py):<br></span></div><div><span>The custom and better way in Python is leading spaces not leading tabs. If spaces and tabs are mixed, the visual appearance is not indicative of actual block nesting. 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It is not working for me. I know, barely, that one can create a custom Geany configuration file. Can one specify the correct behavior by file extension, and is that a good or best way?</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>I notice on the Geany Plugin Wishlist this item (stale as it is): <br></span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span><span>Feature found in Slickedit: Tabs to spaces option should be file extension dependent (i.e. you might want it most of the time but not e.g. for the .mak file extension). (Tuesday, September 29, 2009) <br></span><br></span></div><div>For anyone who already knows,<span></span> what is the state of affairs on this desirable functionality? What good is the 'Detect type from file' setting? My experiments have been fruitless.<br></div><div><br></div><div class="ydp59b24c26signature"><div>Douglas Morris<br></div></div></div></div></body></html>