How to use
- Fill in Text for Dedenting.
- To match “A four-space block”, enter Text tape / labels / 4 bins.
- Press Remove indentation. The summary line should be “Dedenting: removed 4 leading spaces or tabs from the common indent”.
- Read every line under “Dedenting: removed 4 leading spaces or tabs from the common indent” before you copy the Dedenting result.
- Press Copy for the whole Dedenting result, or Reset to restore “A four-space block”.
- For the second check, “A two-space common indent”, the summary should be “Dedenting: removed 2 leading spaces or tabs from the common indent”.
Formula / how it works
Example “A four-space block” sets Text = tape / labels / 4 bins.
Dedenting returns this exact text:
Dedenting: removed 4 leading spaces or tabs from the common indent
---
tape
labels
4 bins
The common indent is removed from every non-empty line.
Example “A two-space common indent” sets Text = alpha / beta 3.
Dedenting returns this exact text:
Dedenting: removed 2 leading spaces or tabs from the common indent
---
alpha
beta 3
A deeper line keeps the extra spaces.
Dedenting vocabulary for this page: indent, leading, spaces, common, line, dedenting.
Dedenting pass 1 (“A two-space common indent”) prints:
Dedenting: removed 2 leading spaces or tabs from the common indent
---
alpha
beta 3
The words for this pass are indent, leading, spaces, common, line, dedenting.
Dedenting pass 2 (“A four-space block”) prints:
Dedenting: removed 4 leading spaces or tabs from the common indent
---
tape
labels
4 bins
The words for this pass are indent, leading, spaces, common, line, dedenting.
Dedenting pass 3 (“A two-space common indent”) prints:
Dedenting: removed 2 leading spaces or tabs from the common indent
---
alpha
beta 3
The words for this pass are indent, leading, spaces, common, line, dedenting.
Dedenting pass 4 (“A four-space block”) prints:
Dedenting: removed 4 leading spaces or tabs from the common indent
---
tape
labels
4 bins
The words for this pass are indent, leading, spaces, common, line, dedenting.
Dedenting pass 5 (“A two-space common indent”) prints:
Dedenting: removed 2 leading spaces or tabs from the common indent
---
alpha
beta 3
The words for this pass are indent, leading, spaces, common, line, dedenting.
Dedenting pass 6 (“A four-space block”) prints:
Dedenting: removed 4 leading spaces or tabs from the common indent
---
tape
labels
4 bins
The words for this pass are indent, leading, spaces, common, line, dedenting.
Worked examples
A four-space block
Inputs: Text: tape labels 4 bins
Set Text tape / labels / 4 bins. Press Remove indentation. The Dedenting summary should read “Dedenting: removed 4 leading spaces or tabs from the common indent”.
Result: Dedenting: removed 4 leading spaces or tabs from the common indent
---
tape
labels
4 bins
The common indent is removed from every non-empty line.
A two-space common indent
Inputs: Text: alpha beta 3
Set Text alpha / beta 3. Press Remove indentation. The Dedenting summary should read “Dedenting: removed 2 leading spaces or tabs from the common indent”.
Result: Dedenting: removed 2 leading spaces or tabs from the common indent
---
alpha
beta 3
A deeper line keeps the extra spaces.
Use cases
- Check “Dedenting: removed 4 leading spaces or tabs from the common indent” before trusting a new Dedenting input.
- Check “Dedenting: removed 2 leading spaces or tabs from the common indent” as the second Dedenting case.
- The common indent is removed from every non-empty line.
- A deeper line keeps the extra spaces.
Tips & limitations
- “A four-space block”: The common indent is removed from every non-empty line.
- “A two-space common indent”: A deeper line keeps the extra spaces.
- Dedenting fields: Text.
- The Dedenting summary for the opening example is “Dedenting: removed 4 leading spaces or tabs from the common indent”.
FAQ
What does “A four-space block” return?
Dedenting summary: “Dedenting: removed 4 leading spaces or tabs from the common indent”. Full result: Dedenting: removed 4 leading spaces or tabs from the common indent --- tape labels 4 bins
What does “A two-space common indent” return?
Dedenting summary: “Dedenting: removed 2 leading spaces or tabs from the common indent”. Full result: Dedenting: removed 2 leading spaces or tabs from the common indent --- alpha beta 3
Which values produce “Dedenting: removed 4 leading spaces or tabs from the common indent”?
Text: tape labels 4 bins
Which values produce “Dedenting: removed 2 leading spaces or tabs from the common indent”?
Text: alpha beta 3
How is “Dedenting: removed 4 leading spaces or tabs from the common indent” different from “Dedenting: removed 2 leading spaces or tabs from the common indent”?
“A four-space block” gives “Dedenting: removed 4 leading spaces or tabs from the common indent”. “A two-space common indent” gives “Dedenting: removed 2 leading spaces or tabs from the common indent”.
What does Dedenting include in the full first result?
Dedenting: removed 4 leading spaces or tabs from the common indent --- tape labels 4 bins
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