Xemacs open-rectangle without tabs

Question

I would like to use the command open-rectangle (C-x r o) with it only adding spaces.

It seems once I exceed a certain number of spaces at the beginning of a line, it generates a tab instead.

For example:

**With 2 spaces highlighted it moves 2 spaces right (for a total of 4)
  foocode
    foocode

****With 4 spaces highlighted it moves 4 spaces right, but becomes a single TAB
    foocode
        foocode

Thanks all.

Is indent-tabs-mode enabled? – Squidly Nov 07 '13 at 18:13 — Squidly, Nov 07 '13 at 18:13

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 07 '13 at 18:53

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You simply want to (setq indent-tabs-mode nil) in the buffer where you don't want Emacs to insert TABs. Or use (setq-default indent-tabs-mode nil) if you want that setting to apply to all buffers.

answered Nov 07 '13 at 18:53

Stefan

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How do I go about doing that? – user432209 Nov 08 '13 at 03:25
`C-x C-f ~/.emacs RET`, then insert `(setq-default indent-tabs-mode nil)` on a line by itself, then `C-x C-s`. – Stefan Nov 08 '13 at 04:03

Xemacs open-rectangle without tabs

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