Vscode: Convert width of space indentation

[OliverJAsh]

I frequently receive content indented using 2 spaces and need to change it to 4. The steps for converting to one space indentation width to another are as so:

1. Detect indentation from contents
2. Convert space indentations to tabs
3. Change tab indentation width to desired, e.g. 4 ("indent using tabs" command)
4. Convert tab indentations to spaces

Could we possibly make this a one command process?

[isidorn]

You should also be able to do this via

1. Indent using spaces - choose 4
2. Format document

While designing this feature it was difficult to find a balance between making it easy to use and supporting all the scenarios people expect from indentation.

[BirkhoffLee]

@isidorn Where's the format document option?

[OliverJAsh]

The format commands are only available for languages with supported formatters. It would be nice if this worked independent of formatters.

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