https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=432283
Bug ID: 432283
Summary: More generous value range for tab width
Product: kate
Version: 20.04.2
Platform: openSUSE RPMs
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: wishlist
Priority: NOR
Component: indentation
Assignee: kwrite-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: christop...@kappe.biz
Target Milestone: ---
Created attachment 135286
--> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=135286&action=edit
tab-separated CSV file, colums wider than 16
The maximum width I can configure the tabulator character to take is 16.
This is probably more than enough for 90% of all cases or more but lately I
have to deal with a scenario more often where a larger value would be nice.
16 seems like an arbitrary and unnecessarily low value. I propose to allow e.g.
up to 99; this can still be represented by a signed byte (if there is a
technical constraint) and presented in a two digits wide integer input (if this
plays a role).
Concrete case for the feature request: CSV files where the separator is tab,
not comma. When such files have few columns but large values, such files can
theoretically nicely be viewed and edited in Kate (given a reasanable window
size). For values that are wider than 16 characters, however, currently the
alignment of the columns is lost.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open attached example.csv
2. Try to set tab width e.g. to 28
OBSERVED RESULT
Even the "miscellaneous" option allows only for max. 16.
EXPECTED RESULT
Possibility to set at least, say, 50; maybe 99 or even greater.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: openSUSE Leap 15.2
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.18.6
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.71.0
Qt Version: 5.12.7
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