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user3385368
user3385368

Reputation: 31

Sublime Text Tab Indentation Indenting Entire Paragraph?

I've recently discovered Sublime Text and since I'm new to using text editors like this, I had a question about indentation. When I'm not using Sublime for code, I type up my writing with it before taking it to a word processor for further processing. I've been having a little bit of trouble with the indentation regarding paragraphs. When I tab a paragraph, it seems to tab the entire paragraph rather than just the first line. It looks like the first paragraph in this picture.

I've tried using the wrap paragraph function which seems to allow me to tab just the first line but when I paste it in Microsoft Word, it retains its wrap setting. Is there anyway that I can just indent just the first line without having to wrap it? Or am I approaching it all wrong?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1854

Answers (2)

Geoffrey
Geoffrey

Reputation: 231

For a global effect you can add this to Preferences > Settings-User:

"indent_subsequent_lines": false

Because I code too, I add it to Preferences > Settings-More > Syntax Specific-User.

To do this properly, open a .txt file (or your preferred file type) and it will open/create a settings file for the specific file type. Then paste in this and save:

{
    "indent_subsequent_lines": false,
    "tab_size": 4,
    "translate_tabs_to_spaces": false
}

Upvotes: 2

Pascal Le Merrer
Pascal Le Merrer

Reputation: 5981

Sublime is a code editor, not a word processor. Although you may use it to type any kind of (plain) text, it's focused on editing code.

Sublime indents lines in a way that makes sense for a programming language. If you're looking for a tool to write anything like a report or a novel, maybe you should consider another tool.

Upvotes: 0

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