Text File Preview tabstop

[DennisT]

I deal with a lot of code files and they're all written with tabstop=4 instead of the traditional 8. It would be nice if I could set the tabstop to 4. Tabstop as in a tab appears as 8 characters(current preview) or 4 characters (wish). EG in vim - set tabstop=4

[jupe]

Configuration | Preview | Preview | Text preview | Display Tabs as spaces

[DennisT]

Thanks, but I already tried that. It doesn't work the same.

[admin]

Configuration | Preview | Preview | Text preview | Display Tabs as spaces should work! Where exactly does it not work?

[DennisT]

Screenshots (:
Default XYP preview:

XY_Default.jpg

XYP w/tabs as 4 spaces:

XY_TABas4spaces.jpg

Vim with tabstop=4:

Vim_ts4.jpg

Vim showing actual characters:

Vim_Actual.jpg

* the $ at the end of each line indicates the end of the line (usually CR+LF), ^I = tab.

[admin]

See image

[DennisT]

Thanks. post corrected.

[admin]

Can you send me that file?

[DennisT]

How would I do that? I tried in your PM system but it only takes a few weird file formats, not txt.

[Horst]

The board accepts drag and drop of zip files for example.

[DennisT]

zip of text file attached.

[admin]

These columns can only be displayed properly aligned if the file is interpreted as a CSV file (commas matter here!). XY can't, and in my opinion it's asking too much of a file manager.

BTW, also File Explorer (Win8.1 at least) cannot do it right.

[Horst]

You can use a free Tool like Universal Viewer which displays your file fine.
It also allows you to use all Total Commander Lister plugins.
http://www.uvviewsoft.com/uviewer/download.htm

[DennisT]

These columns can only be displayed properly aligned if the file is interpreted as a CSV file (commas matter here!). XY can't, and in my opinion it's asking too much of a file manager.

BTW, also File Explorer (Win8.1 at least) cannot do it right.

I'm confused. It is a text file with a txt extension. Are you saying XYP interprets it as a CSV because it happens to have tabs and commas in it?

I'd forgotten about Win File Explorer. My workstation is a Win 10. Here's what it shows:

WinExpl_Default.jpg

[admin]

No, I'm saying the tabs aren't enough for what you want, actually they're irrelevant. It's the commas that define the columns. XY does not support this kind of view.