Re: Tab within comments in C/C++ mode

[Henrik Enberg]

"Chris Hobbs" <code_wraith@sbcglobal.net> writes:

> I am looking for a way to allow the tab key while inside comments in C and
> C++ mode. Currently, the mode will not allow a tab (let alone multiple
> tabs) to be placed while in a comment. It seems to insist on formatting
> the contents of the comment. Not really formatting per se, mainly just
> disallowing any format I want to put in there.

`C-q TAB' should do what you want.  C-q runs `quoted-insert' which
insets the next thing you type verbatim.

If you think that is annoying you could try putting this (untested) code
in ~/.emacs.el 

(add-hook 'post-command-hook
          (lambda ()
            (when (memq major-mode '(c-mode c++-mode java-mode))
              (if (eq (get-text-property (point) 'face)
                      'font-lock-comment-face)
                  (local-set-key (kbd "<tab>") 'tab-to-tab-stop)
                (local-set-key (kbd "<tab>") 'c-indent-command)))))

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