Text editor function to indent multiple lines at once

Question

I want to make my code more organized. So, whenever I copy a function from my functions.php file and paste it in a class, I need to indent each line of the function one or more times so that it's easier to read and looks nice. Some of my functions are nothing more than huge switch statements and indenting each and every line once has proven to be time consuming and tedious.

Are there any functions in TextWrangler that lets users indent a highlighted chunk of code at once?

Maybe a large cause of the issue is an approach that requires the code duplication and complicated switch structures .. (It's a valid tooling question, but it might be caused by a situation that can be avoided.) — user2864740, Jan 04 '15 at 17:49
From your comment on Red2678's answer, it sounds like you wanted a function that indents each line of the selected chunk independently to the right indentation, rather than a function that changes the indentation of every line in the chunk by the same amount. Is that right? That's what I'm looking for ... — LarsH, Jan 08 '15 at 14:32

score 54 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 14 '13 at 16:39

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You can go to Preferences > Keyboard and then select "Allow Tab key to indent text blocks".

answered Nov 14 '13 at 16:39

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Thanks, this is what I was looking for. Now its just like gedit. – Jerfov2 Jun 09 '15 at 17:52
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This should be the right answer! Worked perfectly, thanks! – Timo Ernst Feb 27 '16 at 12:45
Where is "Preferences"? In menu *"File"*? In menu *"Edit"*? Somewhere else? – Peter Mortensen Jan 06 '21 at 14:49

Red2678 · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-04T17:48:02.620

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You can do:

Command + ]: to tab right
Command + Shift + ]: to space right
Command + Shift + [: to move left

edited Jan 04 '15 at 17:48

answered Jan 18 '13 at 16:36

Red2678

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score 15 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 07 '13 at 00:02

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Command - Close Bracket (]) to tab right;

Command Shift Close Bracket to space right;

Same with Open Bracket ([) to move left

answered Mar 07 '13 at 00:02

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Text editor function to indent multiple lines at once

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