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Defaults for files without an .editorconfig file

See original GitHub issue

Editorconfig seems to be overriding my user preferences for new files with no .editorconfig file. In my Sublime preferences, I have

"tab_size": 2,
"translate_tabs_to_spaces": true

and yet new files start out with 4 spaces set as their default.

Is there any way to set this default within Editorconfig? I don’t see any preferences under Preferences -> Package Settings.

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Created 9 years ago
Comments:8 (3 by maintainers)

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luwescommented, Aug 25, 2018

Experienced this issue too multiple times. If there is no .editorconfig file the plugin should indeed do nothing.

Seems to be caused by an .editorconfig file in your user folder ~/.editorconfig. If that is removed, it works like expected.

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kevinsaltercommented, Jan 3, 2015

+1

When this EditorConfig plugin is active, it overrides Sublime’s indentation auto-detection with its own defaults in the absence of an .editorconfig file. The screenshot below shows what happens when a file is selected in the sidebar and then opened in preview mode. You can see that Sublime is correctly trying to set the indentation to 4 spaces (arrow on the left), but is overridden (arrow on the right). Uninstalling the plugin restores Sublime’s proper auto-indentation detection and settings.

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