[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #12204: Allow indenting/tabbing in the plugin/theme editors

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#12204: Allow indenting/tabbing in the plugin/theme editors
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 Reporter:  nacin           |        Owner:          
     Type:  enhancement     |       Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal          |    Milestone:  3.0     
Component:  Administration  |      Version:          
 Severity:  normal          |   Resolution:          
 Keywords:  has-patch       |  
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Changes (by azaozz):

  * status:  closed => reopened
  * resolution:  fixed =>


Comment:

 Don't think we need yet another external JS file (and the
 maintenance/support that comes with it) just for typing tabs in textareas.
 Also this plugin doesn't add support for the tab key, it uses it as a one
 key shortcut to indent/outdent text blocks which is different from most
 text editors and unexpected for most users.

 Pros:
  * somehow buggy support for tabs in textareas.

 Cons:
  * yet another external file to maintain.
  * far too large at 10KB (the needed code is about 700 bytes).
  * buggy in IE6
  * sometimes adds empty lines and/or spaces

 Think we will be better off with a small function that "types" tab in the
 themes and plugins editors textareas.

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