Delphi's Formatter driving me mad...

[Ian Branch 121]

Hi Team,

Win 11, D11.2.

As best I can tell I have set all the relevant settings for the Formatter and Tabs to 2.

Yet, I still get formatting like the following..

Each indent is 8 characters.  I want only 2.

As I said, I have tried the usual places in the Formatter and User Interface but I still can't get it to work as desired... 😞

Is there some obscure place/setting I don't know about??

 

Regards & TIA,

Ian

 

 

 

[programmerdelphi2k 235]

for me, Delphi's Formatter (with my special setup to right-marging in 200cols ) works good... look  

 

MyFormatter_Definitions.config

Edited February 24, 2023 by programmerdelphi2k

[Ian Branch 121]

Used your .config.  Got the same indent issue.. 😞

Got to be somewhere else..

I have disabled all my IDE plugins..

 

Ian

 

Edited February 24, 2023 by Ian Branch

[programmerdelphi2k 235]

some plugin like CnPack, GExpert in use? try uninstall it or stop!

[Ian Branch 121]

All disabled.

[programmerdelphi2k 235]

very weird... I dont use any plugin.. just pure IDE!

[programmerdelphi2k 235]

[Ian Branch 121]

Yup.  The same.

[programmerdelphi2k 235]

try the following:

1. close RAD!
2. in your Registry, find the "Formatter" keys (for Delphi in special)   // \HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Embarcadero\BDS\22.0\Editor
3. export it for file (backup)
4. delete it
5. run RAD and see!  (a new formatter will be created...

if not ok, you can restore your backup file REG...

[Ian Branch 121]

Ah Ha!  That got it sorted.

Thanks for the assist/guidance.

Regards,

Ian

[programmerdelphi2k 235]

not for that! 

[Ian Branch 121]

Oh Dear.  I thought we had it.  😞

Delete the Editor Reg entry.

Start Delphi.

Format the source, all good.

Exit and re-open Delphi.

Format the source, back to where we started.  😞  Sigh!

[programmerdelphi2k 235]

the RAD use this Key in REGISTRY:

-- HLM -> installer default setup  --> this will be copyed to HCU Embarcadero keys....

-- HCU -> for each user in MSWindows

 

try backup Embarcadero in HLM  and HCU  route:

-- try delete the "formatter" keys in two places!!!

[Ian Branch 121]

I believe I have cracked it..

In the registry Block indent & Tab stops were set to 8, but the equivalent Pascal settings were 2.

I changed the Default to 2 and all is good now.

I don't know if this is a bug in 11.2 and is resolved in 11.3.  We shall see.

 

Regards,

Ian

 

 

[programmerdelphi2k 235]

ok! 

Edited February 24, 2023 by programmerdelphi2k