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 check box

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

Insert Spaces for Tabs check box

Use spaces instead of tabs for indenting.

Wrap Indent check box

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

Ignore Wide Spaces check box

If this is checked, EmEditor will ignore wide spaces.

Use Regular Expressions check box

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 newline characters check box

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

Specify a character to begin the indent.

End Indent text box

Specify a character to end the indent.

End of Statement text box

Specify 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.