modelsim text editor tab settings

[Altera_Forum]

Is there a way to change the tab settings in the modelsim text editor? I'd like to set them to 3 so they match my settings in all my other editors so files look the same no matter where they're opened.

[Altera_Forum]

hi, look at Edit menu...> Preferences...> click on a tab named "by something" maybe you will find tabulation parameter. 

 OR  Modify a modelsim.ini  Or wait for more detailed answers ;-)

[Altera_Forum]

I just came across this during a search.  

 For reference the actual answer is   Go to the tools menu and select edit preferences  Then select "Source windows" Then "Document types" Then the programming/HDL language you are using (it seems the setting is per-language) Then spacing  Then set the settings to suit your taste/coding standards. If you want it to match what quartus does by default for verilog (I can't comment on VHDL since I don't use it) then you want to set the tab stop to 3 and turn off convert tabs to spaces. I also set the auto indent to 3.

[IDap0]

What I had to do was similar to what is described above but not quite it.

Go to: tools > edit preferences

Change to the 'by name' tab

Expand 'source'

Look for 'tabs'

Set the value to the amount of spaces you want your tab to represent.

Press 'OK'

Enjoy :)

(windows, Modelsim starter edition 10.5b)