The editor uses the Tab key to increase or decrease the indentation
level. The indentation size can be altered in the editor’s Language Properties
window.
Changing indentation size
To change the indentation size, do the following:
- Select the Properties Window.
- Select the Language Properties pane.
- Set the Indent Size property for the required language.
The editor can optionally use tab characters to fill whitespace when indenting.
The use of tabs for filling whitespace can be selected in the editor’s Language
Properties window.
Selecting tab or space fill when indenting
To enable or disable the use of tab characters when indenting, do the following:
- Select the Properties Window.
- Select the Language Properties pane.
- Set the Use Tabs property for the required language. Note that changing
this setting does not add or remove existing tabs from files, the change will
only effect new indents.
The editor can provide assistance with source code indentation while inserting
text. There are three levels of indentation assistance:
-
None
The indentation of the source code is left to the
user.
-
Indent
This is the default. The editor maintains the current
indentation level. When Return or Enter is pressed, the editor
automatically moves the cursor to the indentation level of the previous line.
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Smart
The editor analyses the source code to compute the
appropriate indentation level for the line. The number of lines before the
current cursor position that are analysed for context can be altered. The
smart indent mode can be configured to either indent open and closing braces
or the lines following the braces.
Changing indentation options
To change the indentation mode, do the following:
- Select the Properties Window.
- Select the Language Properties pane.
- Set the Indent Mode property for the required language.
To change whether opening braces are indented in smart indent mode, do the
following:
- Select the Properties Window.
- Select the Language Properties pane.
- Set the Indent Opening Brace property for the required language.
To change whether closing braces are indented in smart indent mode, do the
following:
- Select the Properties Window.
- Select the Language Properties pane.
- Set the Indent Closing Brace property for the required language.
Changing indentation context
To change number of previous line used for context in smart indent mode, do
the following:
- Select the Properties Window.
- Select the Language Properties pane.
- Set the Indent Context Lines property for the required language.