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Is there a way to modify the whitespace representation characters so I can change it from dots and dashes to something else?

Because I currently have whitespace characters being drawn always, it looks like this. I don't need it turned off, just interested in changing how it's represented.

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I like how TextMate shows invisible characters but I would be ok with just being able to change the spaces to show a blank space instead of a dot.

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  • What do you want it changed to?
    – Joshua
    Sep 4, 2012 at 19:16
  • @Joshua I would like to change the spaces to show a blank space instead of a dot.
    – Mike Grace
    Sep 5, 2012 at 3:49

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No, as far as I can tell there's no way to customize the display of whitespace characters - it's dots and dashes, or nothing.
You can suggest this feature at Sublime Text's UserEcho forum or, if you're feeling ambitious, make a plugin that mimics TextMate's behavior.

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  • Anyone has any ideas on how to do that on a plugin? It's very, very specific, and a quick look at the docs revealed no mention of this whatsoever...
    – Luan Nico
    Feb 20, 2016 at 1:03
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This was answered on Stack Overview (Answer)

To view whitespace the setting is:

// Set to "none" to turn off drawing white space, "selection" to draw only the // white space within the selection, and "all" to draw all white space "draw_white_space": "selection",

You can see it if you go into Preferences->Settings Default. If you edit your user settings (Preferences->Settings - User) and add the line as per below, you should get what you want:

{
    "color_scheme": "Packages/Color Scheme - Default/Slush & Poppies.tmTheme",
    "font_size": 10,
    "draw_white_space": "all"
}

Remember the settings are JSON so no trailing commas.

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    "I don't need it turned off, just interested in changing how it's represented."
    – Mike Grace
    Sep 7, 2012 at 1:49
  • This does not turn it off. It displays the spaces as DOTS and the tabs as DASHES. Did you actually try the settings. It worked just fine on my setup. I would be happy to provide screen captures. The original answer on Stack Overflow was accepted with 20+ upvotes.
    – DavidGrove
    Sep 7, 2012 at 12:55
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    He already has dots and dashes
    – Dan R
    Sep 7, 2012 at 14:03

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