Hello IntelliJ,
I proposed from time to time, that IDEA should have an option for smart
tab-placements. What do you think about it?
For all, that can't remember, what I meant, I 'll explain in short. Assume
following code:
private int test(String value1,
String value2) {
return getValue(value1,
value2);
}
I want to get following use of spaces and tabs (tabs are marked as "|->"
and spaces as "." where important; 4 spaces per tab):
|-->private int test(String value1,
|-->.................String value2) {
|-->|-->return getValue(value1,
|-->|-->................value2);
|-->}
and now, viewed with 8 spaces per tab:
|------>private int test(String value1,
|------>.................String value2) {
|------>|------>return getValue(value1,
|------>|------>................value2);
|------>}
Advantages: everything, that is in one column, remains in one column. You
can view this code with any spaces-per-tab-settings you prefer, it always
looks good.
To get this, only some rules are necessary:
1) Each non-wrapped line is indented with tabs.
2) Each wrapped line takes the tab-indentation from the last non-wrapped
one and fills the rest with spaces!
3) Tabs are only valid before the left non-white-space character. Pressing
the tab key, lets say after "getValue(value1,|" always inserts spaces,
never tabs!
I hope, that IDEA would have this smart indentation engine. I believe, it
even would help SUN to layout their sources (having a look into the
Jdk-Sources with a tab setting different than 8 is terrible).
Tom
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