Save Tab Size for a specific language (different from default value)

[zero0n3]

Hello
i open settings
Preferences
Tab Settings
then i select my custom language
i de-select USE DEFAULT VALUE and i enter a value

Until i close npp it works, but when i close npp it loses the new value and i have to set it again when i reopen npp.

Is it possible to save it somewhere ?
if so how can i do?
thanks
regards

[Claudia Frank]

@zero0n3

normally this gets stored in langs.xml as attribute tabSettings but you are saying custom language
and this is confusing me.

Cheers
Claudia

[zero0n3]

Hello @Claudia-Frank
thanks for answer

yes i mean this (maybe i’m speaking about custom language def but it’s something else):
https://i.imgsafe.org/618b504744.jpg

As you can see i selected GMOD LUA (that is my custom language definition) i uncheck USE DEFAULT and then i setted 6 instead of 4 (default value)

When i close npp, if i re-open that setting i still have for GMOD LUA default checked

[zero0n3]

About custom language i mean this tab
https://i.imgsafe.org/619863478b.jpg

[Claudia Frank]

@zero0n3

sorry for the late response.

Did you check it the tabSettings attribute works?

Cheers
Claudia

[zero0n3]

Hello Claudia
how can i edit tabSetting attribute for a specific language?
thanks

Simon

[zero0n3]

If you mean tabSetting inside config.xml that is the dafult value i can see under menù Settings - Preferences - Tab Settings

If i change the default value it works good when i close and re-open npp but i don’t want to change the default value for ALL languages about tab spaces but only for a specific language and it seems i can do this but only until i close npp :(

[Claudia Frank]

Hello Simon,

If you mean tabSetting inside config.xml that is the dafult value i can see under menù Settings - Preferences - Tab Settings

yes and no, yes this attribute but no not in config.xml but in langs.xml.

You can add it to your language if it isn’t there so something like

<Language name="python" ext="py pyw" commentLine="#" tabSettings="136">

136 means 8 spaces wide tabs
132 means 4 space wide tabs

This is working for me.
Don’t ask me why it is 136 instead of 8 - no idea.

Cheers
Claudia

[zero0n3]

Thanks Claudia i used 134 because i need spacing by 6 (not 8 or 4).
Last question: can i also define in langs.xml to NOT replaceBySpace but using always tabs? Like inside Tab Settings in Preferences?

I tried to use replaceBySpace=“no”> inside langs.xml but not worked

thanks
regards

Simon

[PeterJones]

136 means 8 spaces wide tabs
132 means 4 space wide tabs
[…]
Don’t ask me why it is 136 instead of 8 - no idea.

I haven’t studied the code, but when I see a set of small numbers offset by 128 (136 = 128 + 8, and 132 = 128 + 4), I assume that the programmer encoded some flag into the 128’s bit.

[zero0n3]

Thanks Peter for your thinking
So you mean that if the number is greater than 128 could mean that 128 added is replaceBySpace = yes?

well i try to use only the value 6 instead of 128 + 6 :D

UPDATE
YESSSSS thanks Peter and Claudia for helping me!
it’s exactly as you (and me) told
128 + number means
replaceBySpace = yes

only the number of tabs i want means
replaceBySpace = no

so i used tabSettings=“6” and worked perfectly!

thanks again guys!

regards

Simon