Those are all great options. Thanks for the tips.

Rob


On Fri, Feb 25, 2022 at 10:08 AM Rich Siegel <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 25 Feb 2022, at 13:04, KerbyLane wrote:
>
> > Recently I started working with a project that includes a number of files
> > that use a tab size of 2 spaces. Almost everywhere else I'm working it is
> > 4. I'm looking for a faster way to change the "tab width" setting than
> > opening preferences, going into "Editor Defaults" and changing the value.
>
> Since changing the preference only affects new documents or files you've
> never opened before, it's not really recommend for what you're trying to do.
>
> > Is there a slider widget or something else that I can expose to make this
> > easier?
>
> The "Show Fonts" command on View -> Text Display provides tab control.
>
> You can use the "Text Options" command on the Edit menu. (Either of those
> can have keyboard equivalents assigned, see the "Menus & Shortcuts"
> preferences.)
>
> The Edit Options panel via the gear in the top left corner of the editing
> area provides a tab width control.
>
> You can use a .editorconfig file for the project in question to enforce a
> project-wide two spaces per tab width.
>
> Alternatives abound. :-)
>
> R.
>
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