Set 4 Space Indent in Emacs in Text Mode

Question

I\'ve been unsuccessful in getting Emacs to switch from 8 space tabs to 4 space tabs when pressing the TAB in buffers with the major mode text-mode.

Answer 1

(defun my-custom-settings-fn ()
  (setq indent-tabs-mode t)
  (setq tab-stop-list (number-sequence 2 200 2))
  (setq tab-width 2)
  (setq indent-line-function 'insert-tab))

(add-hook 'text-mode-hook 'my-custom-settings-fn)