How can I make difftool Meld insert spaces instead of tabs on editing?

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I'm on Ubuntu 18.04 and apt-get installed meld tool. Current version is 3.18.0. I've got files to be compared with mixed tabs and spaces. I want them 1) to show up and 2) I want to insert 4 spaces instead of tabs when editing with meld. I find no relevant configuration setting. How to do that?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 23 '19 at 08:41

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In Meld → Preferences → Editor, set Tab width, enable Insert spaces instead of tabs and Show whitespace.
You also should disable all whitespace filters in Text Filters.

answered Jul 23 '19 at 08:41

Murphy

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How can I make difftool Meld insert spaces instead of tabs on editing?

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