| Attribute Data Type: | boolean |
| Attribute Default Value: | true |
| Atrribute Group: | TextFormat |
| Atrribute Purpose: | Text appearance |
| Attribute Inherited from Preferences? | Yes |
| Attribute Read-Only? | No |
The Boolean $AutomaticIndent controls automatic indentation of lists in text windows. It defaults to true as inherited from the Text preference "Auto-indent lists".
If a note’s $AutomaticIndent is false, Tinderbox will not automatically indent paragraphs starting with *, •, and #. This effectively disables quick lists without needing to turn off all export formatting to do so. This is useful, for example, in notes that contain CSS stylesheets that can have lines starting with a # for ID style declarations.
NOTE: If $AutomaticIndent is turned off in a note that contains lists, the lists will retain their former indentation. You can left-indent them with the Shift Left command in the Style menu (cmd-shift=[ ). This is because the attribute tries to respect the users intend so doesn't remove existing indents - it mere prevents (or not) new ones being created automatically.
