Notice that by default tab size is two for all files. After this come blocks that override required settings for different file types. The first settings block marked with sets defaults to all file types opened in editor. # we recommend you to keep these unchanged # change these settings to your own preference # coding styles between different editors and IDEs

# EditorConfig helps developers define and maintain consistent editorconfig file I found from projects root folder.

EditorConfig files are easily readable and they work nicely with version control systems. The EditorConfig project consists of a file format for defining coding styles and a collection of text editor plugins that enable editors to read the file format and adhere to defined styles. From their homepage we can get the first idea what it is all about.ĮditorConfig helps developers define and maintain consistent coding styles between different editors and IDEs. I found one that was located in my projects root directory meaning that there should be no understandable reason for Visual Studio to go with this file but still…ĮditorConfig is actually standard shared between different code editors. editorconfig file that makes the final rules. Yes, you can set tab size in options dialog and then have somewhere in file tree. editorconfig file and from now on it overrides what is set in options dialog. editorconfig fileĪs it turns out there is something called. There have been some small changes how Visual Studio 2017 prioritizes settings and here is how to solve the mess. But still for some reason editor used two as tab size. I went through options and confirmed that tab size for C# was set to four spaces. After one of latest Visual Studio 2017 I noticed that tab length is incorrect in C# editor.

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