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Is there a text editor that does not convert tabs to spaces? (Announce)

posted by marcov, 23.05.2009, 10:41

> > DOS Navigator's internal editor let you choose mode "optimal fill" which
> > mean when enabled that text file will be packed using tabs instead
> spaces
> > and when disabled all tabs will be replaced with spaces.
>
> There are some editors which have certain options that prevents tabs to be
> converted to spaces. VDE is an example. Actually I think that you would
> agree that VDE is one of the best DOS editors, in spite of its known
> limitations ("you" means here those who have some experience with DOS
> editors, not you).

I use cygwin's joe. Maybe there is a dos port too, it is quite old.

Complete thread:

• Is there a text editor that does not convert tabs to spaces? - rCX, 23.05.2009, 01:19 (Announce)
  • Is there a text editor that does: KINESICS, INFOPAD, FASM - DOS386, 23.05.2009, 02:17
  • Is there a text editor that does not convert tabs to spaces? - Rugxulo, 23.05.2009, 02:32
  • Is there a text editor that does not convert tabs to spaces? - RayeR, 23.05.2009, 02:33
    • Is there a text editor that does not co | DN and FASM IDE - DOS386, 23.05.2009, 02:46
      • Is there a text editor that does not co | DN and FASM IDE - Rugxulo, 23.05.2009, 02:49
        • Is there a text editor that does not co | DN and FASM IDE - DOS386, 23.05.2009, 02:53
          • DN and FASM IDE - Rugxulo, 23.05.2009, 03:01
            • DN and FASM IDE - rCX, 23.05.2009, 04:06
            • DN and FASM IDE | hard core | KINESICS - DOS386, 23.05.2009, 10:18
              • DN and FASM IDE | hard core | KINESICS - rr, 23.05.2009, 18:18
                • DN and FASM IDE | hard core | KINESICS - DOS386, 05.06.2009, 07:24
                  • DN and FASM IDE | hard core | KINESICS - rr, 12.06.2009, 21:11
                    • moron - DOS386, 13.06.2009, 07:25
                    • DN and FASM IDE | hard core | KINESICS - Rugxulo, 13.06.2009, 17:48
          • Is there a text editor that does not co | DN and FASM IDE - rr, 23.05.2009, 18:11
    • Is there a text editor that does not convert tabs to spaces? - Khusraw, 23.05.2009, 07:15
      • Is there a text editor that does not convert tabs to spaces? - marcov, 23.05.2009, 10:41
        • Is there a text editor that does not convert tabs to spaces? - Rugxulo, 23.05.2009, 23:59
      • Is there a text editor that does not convert tabs to spaces? - rCX, 23.05.2009, 14:11
        • Is there a text editor that does not convert tabs to spaces? - Rugxulo, 23.05.2009, 23:58
          • Is there a text editor that does not convert tabs to spaces? - rCX, 24.05.2009, 02:13
  • Is there a text editor that does not convert tabs to spaces? - Laaca, 23.05.2009, 08:54
    • Is there a text editor that does not convert tabs to spaces? - rCX, 23.05.2009, 14:47
      • Is there a text editor that does not convert tabs to spaces? - Laaca, 23.05.2009, 15:45
        • Is there a text editor that does not convert tabs to spaces? - rCX, 23.05.2009, 17:36
  • Is there a text editor that does not convert tabs to spaces? - rr, 24.05.2009, 13:01
  • Is there a text editor that does not convert tabs to spaces? - Deniska, 25.05.2009, 00:56
    • Is there a text editor that does not convert tabs to spaces? - Rugxulo, 26.05.2009, 21:23