Is there a function to indent XML text?

[impala75]

Hello,

Thank you for the great work on CotEditor.

I use v3.7.8.

I would like to know if there is a built-in function to automatically indent an XML unformatted text in order to make it readable, as in Notepad++ (only available on Windows), for example. If there is any, I could not find it. I was only able to choose the XML syntax; this adds colour, which is good, but not enough to make the code really and quickly readable. The function I would like to use in CotEditor is the one offered by this website: https://www.freeformatter.com/xml-formatter.html If it does not exist, of course I can go on using this kind of websites, but it would be great if the function already exists in CotEditor or if its development is scheduled.

Regards, A.

[1024jp]

The short answer is "no," unfortunately.

Because CotEditor aims to be a simple, and general plain-text editor, I don't prefer to add features only for specific languages, although XML is a relatively fundamental one.

However, you can add your own CotEditor script to fulfill such a purpose. The manual for scripting CotEditor is bundled to the CotEditor application. See the Help menu.

[gregarios]

Maybe a better way is to have a feature (button) that will automatically add/remove code indents for all nested items in all languages? Just like how you can turn off and on syntax highlighting?

[1024jp]

Yeah, that's can be a future task.

However, the code indentation is actually more complex than syntax highlighting, in which the regular expression is used in CotEditor. Thus, I maybe need to maintain specific code indentation scripts for each language, and I feel it is too much for CotEditor that is currently developed only by me in my spare time.

[1024jp]

I closed this issue since there is no plan to implement this.