[Feat] Have option to use tabs instead of spaces (forced override)#267
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Read the default text editor preferences from Eclipse instead of defaulting to spaces by default.
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@microsoft-github-policy-service agree company="OpenText" |
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Implements/satisfies #238 |
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May 29, 2026
Switch to using the Platform.getPreferencesService() method instead, which will correctly account for the instances.
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I didn't know about that until now! But yes, I tried using it and it seems to work find as well. I'll switch it to that. |
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@jomillerOpen Looks good! Please fix the test failure, thank you.
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Updated test to also retrieve the same values.
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CI still failed, pls refer to #273 |
Return the Eclipse settings when the file isn't part of a project or doesn't have an extension.
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There we go. Passed locally. Had to return the Eclipse options for the 2 other scenarios where a file isn't part of a handled project. |
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Updated test to set the preferences and then test.
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LGTM, thank you for your contribution!
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Read the default text editor preferences from Eclipse instead of defaulting to spaces by default. To avoid having additional plug-in dependencies, we use the existing preferences plug-in to check the multiple workspace instances for the settings. The 2 settings are the "spacesForTabs" and "tabWidth". If those settings are found, we will use those for the formatting options. If not, then it will continue to fall back to using defaults of using spaces. These settings are in effect when a project is neither a Java or C project type.