Description sam_bravard 2003-05-10 16:36:31 EDT

Converting tabs to spaces is a very common setting for most programming teams 
(it eliminates any ambiguity about how many spaces a tab should be on what 
platform).

To achieve tab expansion under eclipse is rediculously difficult compared to 
other IDEs.  In Eclipse to set 'insert 4 spaces for each tab key pressed and 
leave real tabs (CTRLI) at 8 spaces' requires the following settings:

Java->Editor->Appearance->Tab Width = 8
Java->Editor->Typing->Insert Spaces for Tabs = on
Java->CodeFormatter->Style->Number of spaces representing an indentation level 
= 4
Java->CodeFormatter->Style->Insert tabs for indentation not spaces = off

It would be nice if there were just two global options 'Tab Size' (Number) 
and 'Insert Spaces instead of Tabs' (on/off) and were respected by the code 
formatter as well as other editors.