https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=431124
Bug ID: 431124
Summary: wish: that "Indentation: None" be enough enough to
cancel indentation
Product: kate
Version: 20.12.0
Platform: Slackware Packages
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: wishlist
Priority: NOR
Component: indentation
Assignee: kwrite-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: gekah...@freemail.gr
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
To cancel indentation for wrapped lines, I have to set Appearance >General
>Align... to 0% or (because of Bug 430987) 1%. If I do not, "Indentation: None"
does not cancel indentation! This is unfriendly to a new user, especially
because "Align..." is not even under the header "Indentation".
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Settings >Appearance >General: check "Dynamic Word Wrap" and set "Align..."
to 80% (the original setting).
2. Settings >Editing >Indentation: set "Default indentation mode" to None, and
"Indent using" to Tabulators (only).
3. Settings >Open/Save >Modes & Filetypes: for "filetype" Normal, set
"Indentation mode" None (was "default"). This step is unnecessary (but I have
received related suggestions).
4. Confirm, from the Tools menu, that Mode is Normal and Indentation is None.
5. The file consists of regular English text, named "*.txt".
OBSERVED RESULT
When a paragraph (i.e., long wrapped line) begins with one, two, or three
spaces, they define indentation for the whole paragraph. Therefore I have to
change "Align..." to 0% or 1%.
EXPECTED RESULT
To honor its name, just "Indentation None" should guarantee no indentation.
When selected, then all other settings on that card (Settings >Editing
>Indentation) should be greyed. (That would include "Align...", which should be
made accessible from this card also.)
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Slackware-current (14.2), Linux 5.10.3-smp (32-bit), xfce
Qt Version: qt5-5.15.2-i586-2
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This bug (or "feature"?) has existed for at least 3 years, with many versions
of Linux, Kate, xfce, etc.. Bug 342321 seems identical, except that it is about
C programs rather than plain text.
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