Approximatrix Forums — Remove whitespace on save

Re: Remove whitespace on save

null@example.com (jeff) — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:39:37 +0000

The option will only remove trailing spaces (and tabs). Nothing within a line will be touched. A line with only spaces or tabs will have all it's spaces and tabs removed.

I actually added the feature after collaborating on an open-source project (SciPy, or Scientific Python). Another developer requested that I trim trailing spaces because my code was causing fake "changes" in the project's source control.

Re: Remove whitespace on save

null@example.com (JohnWasilewski) — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:04:12 +0000

That WILL be useful, thank you.
I'm forever altering it myself, especially in blank lines where I entered a RETURN after an indented statements.

Is that trailing blanks ONLY?
No in-line changes?
What about tabs and spaces? Not touched?
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John

Re: Remove whitespace on save

null@example.com (jeff) — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 04:03:33 +0000

This option will remove trailing whitespace on every line of the file when the file is saved. The option can be useful if you're working with source control systems to eliminate false "differences" that are based solely on extra spaces at the end of a line.

Remove whitespace on save

null@example.com (JohnWasilewski) — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 12:19:28 +0000

Can anyone tell me what the editor option, 'Remove whitespace on save', does?
It sounds v. useful but I've avoided using it before now in case it does something irretrievable which I later decide I didn't want.
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John