Tab Key Indenting Line Instead of Body

shdawson

Hi,

Question: How does one setup Notepad ++ to only insert a tab character in a line and not indent the entire body of text?

Alan Kilborn

@shdawson

If you don’t have any text selected, and the “Language” preference for your file’s language does not have Replace by space ticked, pressing the Tab key should insert a tab character. Or maybe there is something I am misunderstanding here?

shdawson

Thanks.

Using simple TXT files. There is no language selection. What language should one select for TXT files, please?

PeterJones

@shdawson said:

What language should one select for TXT files, please?

For setting the tab settings, TXT would be under Tab Settings = normal

dinkumoil

@shdawson

Are you facing this issue with text in a line longer than the available space in your Notepad++ window while the “Word wrap” (i.e. automatic line break) feature is turned on?

If so, go to (menu) Settings -> Preferences -> (register) Editing -> (group box) Line Wrap and select the Default item. After that only the beginning of the line where you typed the TAB character will be indented.

shdawson

@PeterJones Thanks. Were are Tab Settings located, please?

Alan Kilborn

@shdawson

(menu) Settings -> Preferences -> (register) Language -> (group box) Tab Settings

shdawson

Thanks.

What you are sharing is not what I am seeing on this end. How does one share files such as screen snips on this forum, please?

Meta Chuh

@shdawson

you have to upload your pictures somewhere free, like imgur.com and post the markdown link here.

to display it inline, you have to put a ! in front of the markdown link created by imgur.

example: ![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/xTPecNg.png)
will produce:
Imgur

best regards.

Alan Kilborn

@Meta-Chuh

Why didn’t you use the tab settings area of the prefs as your picture-posting tutorial?? :)

Meta Chuh

@Alan-Kilborn

loool … good point.
i guess i didn’t think that far ;-)

shdawson

Something is off. I am using 7.6.6 64-bit.

Can someone please post a screen shot of their Notepad++ using this same version so I can see the correct tab setting for a TXT file to achieve this desired outcome?

PeterJones

@shdawson said:

Can someone please post a screen shot of their Notepad++ using this same version so I can see the correct tab setting for a TXT file to achieve this desired outcome?

Does this help?

shdawson

Yes. The only change necessary on this end was Tab settings going from [Default] to normal.

The missing understanding was both the terminology where this setting was located from previous reply statements and the video of how different combinations come together.

I appreciate your kind assistance.

Thanks,
-SHD