Reduce Indent

jjv411 · Post by **jjv411** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 5:24 pm

I am curious if I am the only one having this problem. I am using the latest (4.7.1) version of Textpad. I am trying to use SHIFT-CTRL-I to Reduce the indentation of a line of code. It doesnt seem to be working. SHIFT-I works fine to indent the code but I cannot seem to reduce the indentation. Is this a known problem? Do I have some preference set wrong? Is there some workaround? Thanks.

maniac · Post by **maniac** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 5:43 pm

I use shift-tab, is that what you mean?

Post by **MudGuard** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 7:00 pm

SHIFT-I to indent?

I use SHIFT-I to produce capital i...

CTRL-I indents more, SHIFT-CTRL-I indents less - works as it should

jjv411 · Post by **jjv411** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 8:06 pm

Sorry, I meant Control-I, not Shift-I

CONTROL-I does indent as expected but SHIFT-CONTROL-I does not reduce indent as the documentation claims. I was curious if this is a bug in textpad or if there is some setting I have wrong. If this is not a problem with Textpad, there must be some setting in my OS preventing SHIFT-CONTROL-I from doing something.

Post by **MudGuard** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 8:37 pm

Have you checked whether SHIFT-CTRL-I is associated with EditIndentLess?

jjv411 · Post by **jjv411** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 9:04 pm

Yes, I checked. Control-Shift-I is properly bound to EditIndentLess. I ran a few tests. Looks like my OS is CAPTURING the Control-Shift-I before it gets to the application. I am using windows 2000. Anyone seen this problem? Why is windows capturing this? Anyone know how to fix this?

talleyrand · Post by **talleyrand** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 9:17 pm

W2k here and I have no issue with the OS capturing Ctrl-Shift-I I use it on a regular basis thanks to a erratically indenting former co-worker.

maniac · Post by **maniac** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 5:03 am

im confused what's the difference between that and using shift-tab?

Post by **MudGuard** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 10:00 am

Tab/Shift Tab only indents/un-indents selected lines

Ctrl-I/Ctrl-Shift-I indents/un-indents the either the selected lines or when nothing is selected the current line

bettendorf · Post by **bettendorf** » Fri Jan 02, 2004 8:06 pm

Some time in the distant past, one or another editor spoiled me by deleting the appropriate number of spaces from a line, if sufficient spaces were there, when shift-tabbing at the end of that line.

I like to replace tabs with spaces, to keep document formatting consistent between editors/users. Being able to shift tab to reduce an indent level, while also having tabs (including those automatically inserted to maintain indent level) replaced with spaces, was a very nice combination.

Does Textpad somehow support this, and I just haven't caught on?

Currently, when I have replace tabs with spaces turned on, create a new, indented line, and then shift-tab at the end of the line, the cursor moves back the appropriate amount, but the spaces it moves past while doing so remain. I'd like to have the option of having those spaces deleted.

Post by **MudGuard** » Fri Jan 02, 2004 8:58 pm

Configure - Preferences - Document Classes - <your document class> - Tabulation

There, the checkboxes
"Convert new tabs to spaces"
and
"Convert existing tabs to spaces when saving files"
should help you.

lbarclay · Post by **lbarclay** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:22 pm

Has anyone ever found a solution to the Control-Shift-I, reduce indent problem? I have that problem as well and it's just irritating!