Bernt Hansen <be...@norang.ca> wrote: > Hi all, > > I want to include the contents of a file which requires TABS between > fields in a #+begin_src ... #+end_src block. > > When I use C-c ' to edit the block the TABS are all converted back to > spaces. I want to be able to tangle the file and preserve the TABS > which are required as input to some tool chain. > > Is there some mode I can use to preserve the TABS? > > For example: > > #+begin_src fundamental :tangle testtabs.txt > These words > are separated > by tabs. > #+end_src > > I need to be able to create the testtabs.txt file with the TAB > characters intact otherwise it fails as input to the tool chain (which I > have no control over). > > Is there any way to do this? > > For now I'm keeping the input in a separate file, but I would much > prefer to have it in a babel source block in my notes for future > reference. >
Try setting org-src-preserve-indentation to t. If you change the default value of indent-tabs-mode to nil (as I do), then you might have problems in any case: inserted tabs will be changed to spaces. But if you have it left at the default t, then I think this works. Nick
