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> Is there a text editor that does not convert tabs to spaces? FreeDOS edit
> either converts tabs to spaces or prints them as a single char

FASM IDE, INFOPAD, KINESICS

Although INFOPAD has some bugs with tab's and FASM converts them also but you can convert them "back". BTW, I don't like the "tab feature" at all, it messes up the text layout The conversion of FreeDOS edit is good, but it should offer other strategies besides "witdh 8" also

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> Is there a text editor that does not convert tabs to spaces? FreeDOS edit
> either converts tabs to spaces or prints them as a single char

TDE won't do so unless you explicitly tell it to. And it has various optional tab settings (see TDE.CFG) as well as the "-t" (e.g. "-t4") cmdline option.

Of course, there are a billion other editors too. (CWS has also been heavily polishing off his "ED", too.) See http://www.texteditors.org for more info.

> Is there a text editor that does not convert tabs to spaces? FreeDOS edit
> either converts tabs to spaces or prints them as a single char

DOS Navigator's internal editor let you choose mode "optimal fill" which mean when enabled that text file will be packed using tabs instead spaces and when disabled all tabs will be replaced with spaces.

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Setedit

you can choose if you want tabs conversion or not

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> Is there a text editor that does not convert tabs to spaces? FreeDOS edit
> either converts tabs to spaces or prints them as a single char

Aurora's tab settings:



From the Aurora editor manual:

- Fixed Interval Tabs

  Fixed Interval tabs are tab stops which are placed at regular
  intervals across a line of text. The width of the interval is
  defined by the current value of the TabWidth configuration
  setting. For example, when TabWidth is 8, tab stops are located at
  every 8th column position (columns 1, 9, 17, 25, etc.).

  Fixed interval tabs are the default when the Variable Tabs and
  Smart Tabs settings are turned Off.

- Variable Tabs

  Variable tabs are preset tab stops placed at irregular intervals
  across a line of text. The position of each tab stop is explicitly
  defined by the VarTabs configuration setting. For example, when
  the value of VarTabs is '3 5 18 71', then tab stops are located at
  columns 3, 5, 18, and 71.

  Variable tabs are in effect when the Variable Tabs setting is On
  and the Smart Tabs setting is Off.

- Smart Tabs

  Smart tabs are tab stops located at the beginning of words on the
  first non-blank line before the current line. Smart tabs are
  useful for aligning data with columns on the previous line.

  Smart tabs are in effect when the Smart Tabs setting is On.

There also is an "Entab on Save" option and macros to entab or detab a file.

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FTE by default doesn't, but can be configured to convert TABS to spaces or not to convert. Settings can be applied differently for different file types. You can download the latest DOS version here.