[2005] SSMS - Setting tab size for query windows?

7 Jun 2006 9:36 PM

Jeff Johnson

Tools | Options | Text Editor for SSMS offers two distinct sets of options:
Plain Text and XML. Since T-SQL isn't XML, I assumed that query windows
would be governed by the settings for Plain Text. However, I set my tab and
indent size to 3 (death to the 4-ists!!) and nothing has changed; my tabs
still show as 4 spaces (and yes, they're real tabs; Keep tabs is selected).
Am I missing something?

Yes, I have closed and reopened SSMS. Specifically, I have even rebooted the
machine since originally switching to 3. Oh, and not only has the tab size
not changed but it's also not auto-indenting (indenting is set to Block).
Argh!!

7 Jun 2006 10:17 PM

Erland Sommarskog

Jeff Johnson (i.get@enough.spam) writes:

> Tools | Options | Text Editor for SSMS offers two distinct sets of
> options: Plain Text and XML. Since T-SQL isn't XML, I assumed that query
> windows would be governed by the settings for Plain Text. However, I set
> my tab and indent size to 3 (death to the 4-ists!!) and nothing has
> changed; my tabs still show as 4 spaces (and yes, they're real tabs;
> Keep tabs is selected). Am I missing something?

I played with this, and it had effect when I changed the settings for
all languages!

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8 Jun 2006 1:04 PM

Jeff Johnson

"Erland Sommarskog" <esq***@sommarskog.se> wrote in message
news:Xns97DC2E433CC3Yazorman@127.0.0.1...

>> Tools | Options | Text Editor for SSMS offers two distinct sets of
>> options: Plain Text and XML. Since T-SQL isn't XML, I assumed that query
>> windows would be governed by the settings for Plain Text. However, I set
>> my tab and indent size to 3 (death to the 4-ists!!) and nothing has
>> changed; my tabs still show as 4 spaces (and yes, they're real tabs;
>> Keep tabs is selected). Am I missing something?
>
> I played with this, and it had effect when I changed the settings for
> all languages!

Same results here. Thanks.