Showing leading spaces or tabs in "tabs" and "spaces" mode respectively.

[vi]

Currently (Version 13.11.1; Uses Qutepart 1.3.0 (with binary parser)) I only see dots for spaces and dashes for tabs for trailing whitespace, unless I check "Show indentation".

I want a little bit milder "Show indentation" mode: if file mode is "Spaces", then only leading tabs are shown. If file mode is "Tabs", then only leading spaces are shown, i.e. I want to see "inappropriate" indentation.

[andreikop]

Hi, vi Nice to hear you again!

I would say, that spaces after tabs are appropriate indentation, if spaces are used after tabs and space count is less than tab width.

How should I configure inappropriate/all/trailing whiteshace display mode? (Which checkboxes shall be visible in the menu?)

[vi]

Maybe rename "Show trailing whitespaces" into "Show inappropriate whitespaces" with more detailed choice of what is appropriate in options?

[andreikop]

To make more detailed choice we need probably to move settings from main menu to settings dialog. But I'd like to leave it in main menu. I might display inappropriate indentation always, and leave menu as is. What do you think about it?

[vi]

There should definitely be a way to hide all whitespace. If all whitespace-related checkboxes in the menu are unchecked, none of whitespace should be displayed.

If you want to minimize the number of menu items (at expense of having modefun ones), you can do this: The main checkbox is "Show identation".

• If "Show indentation" is unset, the other menu item is called "Show trailing whitespace";
• If "Show indentation" is set, the other menu item is called approximately "But hide whitespace that does not have any problem".

Of course "Show trailing whitespace" and "Hide OK whitespace" should not share the same underlying value in config.

Another approach is to have "whitespace display levels" - none -> minimal -> medium -> all, with exact meaning adjustable in config/settings/code. The accompanying config will be something like:

• (type of whitespace) <- "(minimal whitespace display level where this type is visible)";
• Leading whitespace + appropriate + the same as previous or first <- "medium";
• Leading whitespace + inappropriate + the same as previous or first <- "minimal";
• Leading whitespace + appropriate + not like previous <- "minimal";
• Leading whitespace + inappropriate + not like previous <- "minimal";
• Internal whitespace + appropriate + first <- "all";
• Internal whitespace + inappropriate + first <- "all";
• Internal whitespace + appropriate + the same as previous <- "medium";
• Internal whitespace + inappropriate + the same as previous <- "medium";
• Internal whitespace + appropriate + not like previous <- "minimal";
• Internal whitespace + inappropriate + not like previous <- "minimal";
• Trailing whitespace + appropriate + the same as previous or first <- "medium";
• Trailing whitespace + inappropriate + the same as previous or first <- "medium";
• Trailing whitespace + appropriate + not like previous <- "medium";
• Trailing whitespace + inappropriate + not like previous <- "medium".

[andreikop]

Done. The UI is as simple as possible. Will see, if vi and other users will be happy with it.