As of ST2 2.0.1 (build 2217) the use_tab_stops setting no longer functions properly for me.
Using the following Python-specific settings:
{
"tab_size": 4,
"translate_tabs_to_spaces": true
}
Although pressing tab continues to insert the proper amount of spaces up to the next tab stop, backspace no longer deletes to the last tab stop.
Changing “use_tab_stops” in default, user, and Python-specific settings files seems to have no affect.
I can revert to 2.0.0 (build 2210) and everything works fine again.
Running in Windows 7 x64.
Edit: I refer to my Python specific settings because I was writing Python when I noticed the problem.
However, this problem seems to exist regardless of what syntax that ST2 is set to.