Auto Tabs

A VS Code extension that automatically converts spaces to tabs, providing Emacs-like indent-tabs-mode behavior.

Installation

1. Go to the GitHub releases page
2. Download the latest .vsix file from the release assets
3. Open VS Code/Positron.
4. Press Ctrl+Shift+P (or Cmd+Shift+P on Mac) to open the Command Palette
5. Type "Extensions: Install from VSIX..." and select it
6. Browse to the downloaded .vsix file and select it
7. The extension will be installed and activated automatically

Features

• Smart Tab: Press Tab to add indentation that automatically converts to tabs when threshold is reached
• Document Formatting: Format entire documents or single lines
• Configurable: Choose between leading-spaces-only or all-spaces conversion

Commands

• auto-tabs.format - Format entire document
• auto-tabs.formatLine - Format current line only
• auto-tabs.smartTab - Smart tab with automatic space-to-tab conversion

Configuration

{
  "autoTabs.convertAllSpaces": false
}

• autoTabs.convertAllSpaces: When true, converts all space sequences to tabs. When false (default), only converts leading spaces.

Key Bindings

The Tab key is automatically bound to auto-tabs.smartTab for C files, providing real-time indentation with space-to-tab conversion.

Recommended Settings for R Core Development

Add this to your .vscode/settings.json:

{
    "[c]": {
        "editor.defaultFormatter": "r-devel.auto-tabs",
        "editor.insertSpaces": true,
        "editor.indentSize": 4,
        "editor.tabSize": 8,
        "editor.detectIndentation": false,
        "editor.formatOnSave": false,
    }
}

Development

npm install
npm run compile
npm test

License

MIT