Inserting TAB character when typing

Marwan Nour

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May 27, 2021, 11:28:11 AM5/27/21

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Hello I am trying to figure out how to indent with TAB when I'm typing inside a text or a shape. TAB is switching to other shapes instead of inserting a tab character. Is there a way to insert a tab character instead?

marija...@gmail.com

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May 28, 2021, 6:14:15 AM5/28/21

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Hi,

try Alt + 09 on the numerical keyboard.

Kind regards,

marija...@gmail.com

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May 28, 2021, 6:15:34 AM5/28/21

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P.S Tested on Win and it works.

Raindrops From Sky

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May 28, 2021, 6:49:24 AM5/28/21

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Although this may work, ALT+09 is an odd shortcut, and it takes effort to memorize it.
Why don't we have a more intuitive shortcut that involves the TAB key itself?

For example, CTRL+TAB, or ALT+SHFT+TAB or ALT+CTRL+TAB....

ald...@gmail.com

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May 28, 2021, 7:37:23 AM5/28/21

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We'll add shift+tab in the next release.

Marwan Nour

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Jun 1, 2021, 4:40:48 AM6/1/21

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Please notes that Shift+Tab in text editors decreases indentation (basically acting as the opposite of Tab). Adding Shift+tab to act as Tab might be a bit confusing.

ald...@gmail.com

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Jun 1, 2021, 6:00:26 AM6/1/21

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Good point. We'll use: Shift+Tab => Indent, Shit+Alt+Tab => outdent and Alt+Tab => tab.

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