Hi Chris,
> On 14 Feb 2019, at 22:22, Christopher Stone <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> On 02/14/2019, at 13:02, Néstor E. Aguilera <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Languages such as python need indentation after a colon so as to start a new
>> block, which some editors will do automatically:
>>
>> def f(x):
>> if x > 1:
>> while x < 5:
>> etc
>>
>> so I don't think the suggested clipping would be useful in this case.
>
> Hey Néstor,
>
> If you have Prefs-->Editor_Defaults-->Auto_Indent [ON] then BBEdit matches
> the current indent level when [Return] is pressed.
>
> It's not hard to add a tab to that to get to the next level of indention.
I know, that's why I mentioned it.
>> Remember that under default settings, the delete key would de-indent one
>> "tab": ...
>
> I hate all that and have it turned off, except for tab change indent of the
> selection.
>
> I find that quite useful from time to time.
On the contrary, to me it is a big plus (although it took me a while to get
used to). To eliminate all indentation after a return you could use "option
return" (I couldn't find this in the manual though, is this standard or was it
something I defined?).
>> So perhaps it would be nice to have an automatic indent when you hit return
>> after some character, say "{" in C or ":" in python.
>
> If you want it make a formal feature request, or the idea will likely never
> be recorded where it counts.
>
> But – you can have this now if you're willing to learn how to script it.
I don't really need it, this comment was with respect to the Ehler's original
post on Javascript.
Best,
Nestor
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