Tab/Indent dialog box

This dialog box appears when the Tab/Indent button on the General page of Configuration Properties is selected.

Enable auto indent checkbox

Inserts spaces in same manner as the previous line when entering a new line.

Insert spaces for tabs checkbox

Uses spaces instead of tabs for indenting.

Wrap indent checkbox

When a logical line is wrapped, inserts virtual spaces on the remaining display lines in the same manner as the first display line.

Ignore wide spaces checkbox

If this is checked, EmEditor will ignore wide spaces.

Use regular expressions checkbox

If this is checked, you can specify the Begin indent text box, End indent text box, and End of statement text box as regular expressions.

Indent only at new lines checkbox

If this is checked, indents will be inserted only at newline characters.

Tab columns text box

Tab columns in characters.

Indent columns text box

Indent columns in characters.

Begin indent text box

Specifies a character to begin the indent.

End indent text box

Specifies a character to end the indent.

End of statement text box

Specifies a character to indicate the end of the statement.

Ignore after (regular expression) text box

The auto indent is ignored after the line that matches the regular expression specified in this text box.

Reset button

Resets to default settings. The Reset dialog box will be displayed and will allow you to copy from another configuration.