microsoft / microsoft/edit

Feature: Add persistence to "Spaces/Tab" option per-filetype

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Description

This may build off the "[Add a Settings Page](https://github.com/microsoft/edit/issues/22)" feature request, but it would be great to have this option where we could set default Space/Tab options when tabbing in certain files of a specific filetype.

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Research direction

Read the linked "Add a Settings Page" issue first to understand the proposed settings work this request may build on. Then define how space/tab defaults are stored and selected per file type; done means those defaults persist and apply when editing matching files.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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