[Tutor] Notepad++ question

Michael M Mason Michael at shamirlens.co.uk
Thu Jun 7 17:51:49 CEST 2012


Marc Tompkins wrote on 07 June 2012 at 08:53:-
> In Notepad++, select Settings/Preferences.  
> There's a tab called "Language Menu/Tab Settings" (they've put the two things on
> one tab to save space; the tab settings are on the right side.)  You'll find a
> setting for "Tab size"; the default is 4 - and also a checkbox for "Replace by space",
> which is NOT checked by default.  If you're going to be writing Python in Notepad++,
> you should _definitely_ check that box.  
> Click "Close", and off you go!

There is also an option to make tab characters and space characters visible.

In the 'View' menu, select 'Show Symbol' and then make sure the 'Show White Space and TAB' option is ticked. That makes it very easy to see where tabs and spaces are being used.

-- 
Michael

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