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Bug 312976 - No "back tab" in mode "Insert spaces instead of tabs"
No "back tab" in mode "Insert spaces instead of tabs"
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 132824
Product: gedit
Classification: Applications
Component: general
2.8.x
Other Linux
: Normal minor
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Assigned To: Gedit maintainers
gedit QA volunteers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2005-08-09 06:36 UTC by Pierre Sarrazin
Modified: 2005-12-15 15:48 UTC
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Description Pierre Sarrazin 2005-08-09 06:36:41 UTC 
Version details: 2.8.1-2.fc3.1
Distribution/Version: Fedora Core 3

When in the mode "Insert spaces instead of tabs", the Tab key
indents in gedit, but Shift-Tab does not unindent.  It behaves
exactly like Tab.  (Using the Backspace key immediately after Tab
does not unindent either, but only erases one space.)  In fact,
Shift-Tab behaves like Tab even when not in the mode mentioned above.
Comment 1 Sergej Kotliar 2005-08-18 14:49:47 UTC 
in 2.10.3, what you get when pressing SHIFT+TAB is that focus moves through the
interface. Don't know what is more important, you should be able to move around
in the UI, but on the other hand - deleting a tab is an important feature as well. 
What do usability people think of this? How do other editors do this? I know
bluefish use CTRL+, and CTRL+. to indent.
Comment 2 Paolo Borelli 2005-12-15 15:48:00 UTC 
we have an indent plugin which implements indent and unindent, even for multiple
lines.

The use of shift+tab is often requested, however we have not received an 'Ok' or
'Not Ok' from the accessibility people, since as noted above Shift+Tab is used
for keyboard accessibility.

Marking as dup of 132824, since it's substantially the same issue and
gtksourceview is the right place to implement this.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 132824 ***