How do I adjust the # of spaces added/removed by Eclipse when I hit Tab or Shift+Tab, for a given filetype? I am working on reStructuredText files (.rst) and want 2 spaces for those instead of 4.
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How do I adjust the # of spaces added/removed by Eclipse when I hit Tab or Shift+Tab, for a given filetype? I am working on reStructuredText files (.rst) and want 2 spaces for those instead of 4.
From the Window menu, choose Preferences. Navigate down to General: Editors: Text Editors: Displayed tab width.
You may also want to check out the code style for some other types of editors, because they decide whether to use tabs or spaces, and the size of the tab stops.
Hint: In the top left of the preferences dialog, you can type “tab” where it says “type filter text”, and it will show you all settings related to tabs.