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Tabify Select Lines

  • July 7, 2010 at 9:47 pm

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    Comments posted to this topic are about the item Tabify Select Lines

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  • July 7, 2010 at 11:29 pm

    #1190000

    3% of 36 or one person answered the Garfield option.

  • July 8, 2010 at 3:13 am

    #1190082

    It only "tabifies" groups of 4 spaces starting from the left, so if you have 5 spaces at the beginning of the line, you'll get a tab and a space after running this.

    I think it's the same in Visual Studio.

    Duncan

  • July 8, 2010 at 3:50 am

    #1190094

    SSMS question after a long time..:-) thanks

  • July 8, 2010 at 5:53 am

    #1190170

    Duncan Pryde (7/8/2010)

    It only "tabifies" groups of 4 spaces starting from the left, so if you have 5 spaces at the beginning of the line, you'll get a tab and a space after running this.

    I think it's the same in Visual Studio.

    Duncan

    Actually, it "tabifies" based upon the setting in Options|Text Editor|All Languages/Plain Text/Transact-SQL/XML|Tabs for the Tab Size setting.

    In my case, it's set to 2. Selecting tabify on your 5 spaces gives me 2 tabs and 1 space.

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  • July 8, 2010 at 6:29 am

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    WayneS (7/8/2010)

    Duncan Pryde (7/8/2010)

    It only "tabifies" groups of 4 spaces starting from the left, so if you have 5 spaces at the beginning of the line, you'll get a tab and a space after running this.

    I think it's the same in Visual Studio.

    Duncan

    Actually, it "tabifies" based upon the setting in Options|Text Editor|All Languages/Plain Text/Transact-SQL/XML|Tabs for the Tab Size setting.

    In my case, it's set to 2. Selecting tabify on your 5 spaces gives me 2 tabs and 1 space.

    Ah, interesting. There had to be an option to configure it somewhere! I suppose I've just always been happy with the default...

    Duncan

  • July 8, 2010 at 7:56 am

    #1190244

    I think the answer is not quite correct. The action only changes the LEADING spaces on a line to tabs.

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  • July 8, 2010 at 7:58 am

    #1190248

    "Changes the font to look like cat scratchings" is getting 1% of the answers as of the time I posted this comment. A small but bold cadre of users who are willing to sacrifice QOTD points for humor.

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  • July 8, 2010 at 8:26 am

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    Tom Garth (7/8/2010)

    I think the answer is not quite correct. The action only changes the LEADING spaces on a line to tabs.

    Yes, the answer could have been more specific. But the feature's basic purpose is to change spaces to tabs.

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  • July 8, 2010 at 8:33 am

    #1190285

    Tom Garth (7/8/2010)

    I think the answer is not quite correct. The action only changes the LEADING spaces on a line to tabs.

    Tabify Selected Lines – Replaces the leading whitespace on a line that contains the selection with tabs. Doesn’t matter whether the leading whitespace is selected, as long as part of the line is selected.

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  • July 8, 2010 at 9:06 am

    #1190310

    Nice question, thanks! It is nice to see some of the SSMS features included in the QotD since people don't always explore and find them.

  • July 8, 2010 at 10:15 am

    #1190353

    I appreciate that UMG Developer. You know exactly why I chose that question. 😎

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  • July 8, 2010 at 11:34 am

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    Open Minded (7/7/2010)

    3% of 36 or one person answered the Garfield option.

    The song "Cat Scratch Fever" keeps running through my mind. 😉

  • July 8, 2010 at 12:08 pm

    #1190424

    Thanks for the question.

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  • July 9, 2010 at 1:47 am

    #1190644

    Nice one.

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