If you had Tab Characters and Optimal Fill set when you wrote the code,
then changing the tab width should change all the code.
If you didn't have Tab Characters set then you could use Word to
globally replace a string of spaces with a tab character.
James Sugrue wrote:
>
> If I set the tab though in the Editor Properties, I want it to change *all*
> the tabs, not just the tabs after I change the properties.
>
> I.E If I have a source file that is formatted at tab width of 3, and I
> change the tab width to 2, the old code width stays at 3.
>
> EG
> Source Tab width 3
> FileStream := TFileStream.Create('d:\qdx\plurelat.qdx, fmOpenRead);
> strList := TStringList.Create;
> strList.Sorted := True;
>
> Now if I change the tab width to 2 and continue editting I get :
>
> FileStream := TFileStream.Create('d:\qdx\plurelat.qdx, fmOpenRead);
> strList := TStringList.Create;
> strList.Sorted := True;
> while FileStream.Read(FileStruct, 512) = 512 do
> begin
> for nCount := 1 to 7 do
> strPLU_BCD := strPLU_BCD + Char(FileStruct[i]);
> ...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, 8 February 2001 12:13
> To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> Subject: Re:[DUG]: Tabs
>
> The Editor Properties - If you have "Use Tab Character" Set will allow you
> to
> set the tab stops...
> This is only tab stops as the tab character is used - therefore other apps
> will
> interpret the tab as they see fit...
>
> eg
> Tab Stops:
> 3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25,27,29,31,33,35,37,39,41,43,45,47,49,51,53,55
> ,
> 57, 59, 60, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89, 91, 93,
> 95,
> 97, 99, 100
>
> HTH
> Paul
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