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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

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

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

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

Screenshots (:
Default XYP preview: XYP w/tabs as 4 spaces: Vim with tabstop=4: Vim showing actual characters: * the $ at the end of each line indicates the end of the line (usually CR+LF), ^I = tab.

See image

Thanks. post corrected.

Can you send me that file?

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

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

zip of text file attached.

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.

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

admin wrote: ↑10 Jun 2022 09:18 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:

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.