cant tab what ever i want in emacs indentation mode

Question

in javascript and html mode emacs cant make good indentation and all i want is make it better by hand but when use tab only use self indentation and not listen what i say :D

what can i do?

now

<html>
    <body>
      HTTP 404 ERROR !!
    </body>
</html>

what i want

<html>
    <body>
                                  HTTP 404 ERROR !!
    </body>
</html>

only example

Can you describe the problem more carefully and give an example? I just tried a toy html file in emacs and it indented it just fine. What isn't working for you? — drysdam, Apr 12 '11 at 11:23
i want use tab more than one for example i want create new code --- see new update — Mohammad Efazati, Apr 12 '11 at 11:24

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 12 '11 at 12:43

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Some modes offer "bouncing" indentation, where TAB will toggle the indentation level between a few alternatives. An example for javascript is js2-mode. I'm not aware of a more general solution.

However, note that if TAB is getting intercepted by the major mode's keymap, you can still insert a literal TAB character using C-q TAB. That is probably all you need.

answered Apr 12 '11 at 12:43

sanityinc

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what is delete tab? in c-q TAB ? – Mohammad Efazati Apr 12 '11 at 16:52
Depending on the mode, `backspace` should work to delete a tab. – sanityinc Apr 12 '11 at 17:06

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 12 '11 at 15:40

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If you don't want TAB to do indentation, you can bind it to just insert tabs.

(add-hook 'html-mode-hook
   (lambda () (define-key html-mode-map (kbd "TAB") 'self-insert-command)))

answered Apr 12 '11 at 15:40

Trey Jackson

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