Correct, you can use the Ant formatter, or if you get the Web Tools code, there's first-class XML editor that has its own formatting policies as well.
-Nathan > -----Original Message----- > From: Ivan Popov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 6:22 AM > To: harmony-dev@incubator.apache.org > Subject: Re: svn commit: r394890 - in > /incubator/harmony/enhanced/classlib/trunk/modules: applet/make/common/ > archive/make/common/ auth/make/common/ awt/make/common/ beans/make/common/ > crypto/make/common/ jndi/make/common/ logging/make/common/ luni/make/commo > > By default Eclipse uses its own "Eclipse [built-in]" formatter for > Java code, which inserts tabs for indentations\. However, it's > possible to configure it to use spaces, or just choose "Java > convetions [built-in]" formatter, which uses spaces by default. Just > go "Window->Preferences->Java->Code Style->Formatter" page, select > desired formatter, press "Show" button and set appropriate indentation > policy and tab size. I think there is no need for a special formatter. > > AFAIK, for XML sources Eclipse uses Ant editor by default, which also > uses tabs for indentation. It is possible to configure it to use > spaces, just go to "Window->Preferences->Ant->Editor->Formatter" page > and uncheck box "Use tab character insted of spaces". > > The problem might be that the new formatter settings will be applied > only to the newly typed text. To apply it to existing sources one need > to reformat text using "Format" or "Correct indentation" commands in > editor view. > > Thanks. > Ivan Popov > Intel Middleware Products Division > > ------------- > > On 4/19/06, Geir Magnusson Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What does a "formatter profile" do? (I tend to use IDEA more than > > Eclipse - comes from being a Mac user for so many years, where Eclipse > > was utterly unusable until recently...) I assume the same-ish as a code > > style in IDEA? > > > > In IDEA, by default "use tabs" is unchecked in the global code style of > > the project code style with a tab size of 4. (IOW, tab key turns into 4 > > chars...) > > > > geir > > > > > > Nathan Beyer wrote: > > > For those who use Eclipse, this is fairly trivial to do with the Java > > > editor. I've created a Formatter Profile (and tried to attach it), > that can > > > be imported and should setup this style of formatting. > > > > > > If you have the Web Tools, a similar format can be created for XML > files as > > > well. > > > > > > -Nathan > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: Geir Magnusson Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 7:01 AM > > >> To: harmony-dev@incubator.apache.org > > >> Subject: Re: svn commit: r394890 - in > > >> /incubator/harmony/enhanced/classlib/trunk/modules: > applet/make/common/ > > >> archive/make/common/ auth/make/common/ awt/make/common/ > beans/make/common/ > > >> crypto/make/common/ jndi/make/common/ logging/make/common/ > luni/make/commo > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Richard Liang wrote: > > >>> Geir Magnusson Jr wrote: > > >>>> Wait - no tabs! no tabs! PLEASE! > > >>> +1. But are there any way to release our pain from TABs? :-) > > >> Yes - most editors will convert tabs to spaces. I suppose if we > agree > > >> on a "no tabs" rule, and find files w/ tabs, lets do a conversion, > and > > >> check it in w/o any other mods, with the commit log entry of > "changing > > >> tabs to spaces" or such.... > > >> > > >> geir > > >> > > >> > > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > > >> > > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >> Terms of use : http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/mailing.html > > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> For additional commands, e-mail: harmony-dev- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Terms of use : http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/mailing.html > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Terms of use : http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/mailing.html > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Terms of use : http://incubator.apache.org/harmony/mailing.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
