514896 - Implement auto indent when user press enter key (phase 1)

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 478370

(Skywriter Graveyard :: Editor, enhancement)

Description

[Biju]

Most text editors gives an auto indent feature.
Some editors even have "smart auto indent" feature, ie, indent to same level or a level deeper depending upon language syntax. 

Example: if you type "if (some_expression) {" and press enter key it indent a level deeper. But if you type "some_function(with_parameters);" and press enter key it indent to same level.

Adding smart indent may be as complex as doing auto code formatting and depends on language. So as intermediate step we should at least implement a simple "auto indent" ie, in all case auto indent to same level when user press enter key. I think that is simple to implement.

Comment 1

[Gordon P. Hemsley [:GPHemsley]]

This is already present. Make sure you have `set autoindent on` in the command line.

This is a DUPLICATE of bug 478370. (If you'd like to request smart autoindent, on the other hand, then please file another bug.)

Comment 2

[Biju]

but why `set autoindent on` is not on by default ?

Comment 3

[Gordon P. Hemsley [:GPHemsley]]

(In reply to comment #2)
> but why `set autoindent on` is not on by default ?
That's a good question. I'll look into it and see if we could get it turned on.

Comment 4

[Biju]

I am asking to turn it on by default because bespin is mainly for editing code.
and all programming languages recommend proper indentation

Comment 5

[Gordon P. Hemsley [:GPHemsley]]

(In reply to comment #4)
> I am asking to turn it on by default because bespin is mainly for editing code.
> and all programming languages recommend proper indentation
No, I know. I agree with you, and so do other members of the Bespin community. It turns out that there isn't a default value specified for 'autoindent' at all, so it is just automatically considered 'off'.