Development Environment

Tabs and indents

Tab size.   Specify the amount of space inserted when you press the Tab key. When you change the Tab size, it changes the tab size for existing lines in that file, unless you inserted the tabs with the preference for Tab key inserts spaces selected.

Tab key inserts spaces.   Select this item if you want a series of spaces to be inserted when you press the Tab key. If the item is not selected, a tab acts as one space whose length is determined by Tab size.

Indent size.   Specify the indent size for smart indenting.

Emacs style Tab key smart indenting.   This indenting convention is based on the style used by the Emacs editor and is similar to the Smart indent preference. When you select the style, lines are indented according to smart indenting practices not as you type but when you position the cursor in that line or select a group of lines, and then press the Tab key. With this preference selected, you cannot use tabs within a line.

Keyboard and Indenting Preferences for the Editor/Debugger

Parentheses Matching Preferences for the Editor/Debugger