how do i format my sourcecode with tab in arduino

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hi,
how do i format my sourcecode with tab in arduino ide ?
tab key deletes the sourcecode

2

Cannot duplicate here.

Windows XP SP3 - Tab works fine in IDE - adds 2 spaces every time it is pressed.

3

tab key deletes the sourcecode

Did you maybe have all (or some) of your code selected? Windows replaces selected text with the new value, in this case, two spaces.

4

If you are referring to the tab deleting multiple selected rows of code, instead of indenting them all, then that's a feature that the IDE hasn't implemented.

If you are looking for a more traditional IDE experience you are probably better off using NotePad++ (or another good text editor) or Eclipse (search the forum for instructions on how to use Eclipse).

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Arduino 0017 supports tab and shift-tab for indent and unindent.

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