How to use different tab settings in different projects in Visual Studio

Question

The Visual Studio options dialog allows you to set tab preferences (size, insert-spaces, etc.) on a per-language basis. But I am regularly working on a couple of c# projects with different settings for these values.

Is there a way to override the global settings on a per-project basis, or at least toggle between them easily?

Answer 1

Another approach may be through the extensibility API: it should be possible to write a macro or add-in that changes these settings.

E.g. to change the tab size to 6, use the following:

    DTE.Properties("TextEditor", "CSharp").Item("TabSize").Value = 6 

Here's a link that explains how to find out the names of the properties: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555445