Backspace++: v.0.0.12
VS Code: v.0.10.11
Try this with a tab width of n = 4

1. Create a line with 2 x n = 8 spaces - a perfect multiple of the tab width.
2. Place the caret after (2 x n) - 1 = 7 of the spaces - leaving one space to the right
3. Press backspace.

I absolutely love the fact that it removes only n - 1 = 3 characters to the left of the caret, leaving one whole tab. I think it might be awesome if it also removed the space to the right of the caret since it logically belonged to the soft-tab that was removed.

Backspace++ is a life-saver. Thanks for making it!

Hi, Johannes!

Thank you for this extension. There are a lot of positive reviews on Microsoft Marketpalce about it. However, I don't really sure is it still necessary for modern versions of VS Code. Here are my settings:

(I started to use VS Code only 2 weeks ago).

{
    "editor.autoIndent": true,
    "editor.detectIndentation": true,
    "editor.insertSpaces": true,
    "editor.renderWhitespace": "boundary"
}

When I launch VS Code without any extensions, it works (from my point of view) exactly as shown on animated GIF of Backspace++.

So, in other words, it seems the extension doesn't do anything (from my point of view, but I don't sure).

Probably I missed something? Cheers, John.

When tabsize="auto", if i enter two tab, editor will insert eight space. Then, i just want to delete four spaces by hitting backspace once, but it will delete eight spaces by effect of this extension.

Hi,

I love your extension. I tried using it but the fact that I couldn't delete soft tabs between two sections of non-whitespace frustrated me so I modified your extension. My method is less elegant than yours but it actually runs quite fast (.032ms)

It allows you to delete soft tabs after non-whitespace

Example:

this.code.run();                        //I don't want to press backspace 16 times to reformat

if (typeof tabSize === 'number') {

        let hasNewSelections = false;
        const newSelections = selections.map(selection => {
            if (!selection.isEmpty) {
                return selection;
            }

            const { start } = selection; // since it's empty start is the same as 'active'
            if (start.character === 0) {
                return selection;
            }

            const line = document.lineAt(start).text;
            let pos = start.character;
            let removeNum = 0;
            for (let i = 0; i < tabSize; i++) {
                pos--;
                //Check for invalid
                if (pos < 0) {
                    break;
                }
                //Check for whitespace
                if (line[pos] == " ") {
                    removeNum++;
                    //If at tab-stop
                    if (pos % tabSize == 0)
                        break;
                //If not whitespace
                } else {
                    break;
                }
            }

            if (removeNum > 0) {
                hasNewSelections = true;
                return new vscode.Selection(start.with(void 0, start.character - removeNum), start);
            }

            return selection;
        });

From @tinganho on March 17, 2016 8:11

I kind of expect if I delete the first character of the following pairs:

""
''
{}
()
<>

It will delete the end character too. Given that the cursor is between the pairs and no characters are between the pairs.

Copied from original issue: microsoft/vscode#4349