[TxMt] Automagically figuring out tab size?

[chris feldmann]

On 11/16/05, Allan Odgaard <throw-away-1 at macromates.com> wrote:
> On 16/11/2005, at 8.21, Graeme Mathieson wrote:
>
> > I don't suppose it would be possible for Textmate to make an
> > attempt to 'guess' the tab size (and whether the file is using hard/
> > soft tabs) when a file is opened? [...]
>
> The thought has crossed my mind -- my main concern is with how to
> properly indicate to the user that he's not using his default setting
> -- I was thinking something along the lines of highlighting the tab
> size setting in the status bar.


I hesitate to suggest this, but how about modlines ala emacs or vim?
/* vim:set ts=4 sw=4 nowrap:  */

Does eliminate the guessing, anyway. Though some indicator that
defaults have been overridden would still be useful. What other clue
would textmate use anyway?