The 'tabgives' command is syntax-specific and should be followed by a
string containing the character(s) that a single press of the <Tab> key
should produce -- most likely a single TAB or a small bunch of spaces,
but any string is allowed. This overrides the 'tabstospaces' option.
When one wants to make sure <Tab> inserts always four spaces and never
a TAB when editing a Python file, one could add to one's nanorc:
extendsyntax python tabgives " "
where there are four spaces between the quotes. And when one wants
to ensure, when editing a Makefile, that <Tab> always inserts a TAB
and never spaces, independent of what tabstospaces is set to, one
could add to one's nanorc:
extendsyntax makefile tabgives " "
where there is a literal TAB character between the quotes.
This fulfills https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?53661,
Requested-by: Andrew Pennebaker <andrew.pennebaker@gmail.com>
And addresses https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?54760.
Requested-by: Henry van Megen <hvanmegen@gmail.com>
And addresses part of https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?54775.
Requested-by: Dirkjan Ochtman <dirkjan@ochtman.nl>
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