AST level would have to automatically figure out what parts should be aligned, an alternative is to keep saving it in text but tweak the meaning of the "tab" ch

AST level would have to automatically figure out what parts should be aligned, an alternative is to keep saving it in text but tweak the meaning of the "tab" character, so the developer still has control over what gets aligned: https://nick-gravgaard.com/elastic-tabstops/ https://nick-gravgaard.com/elastic-tabstops/ Not great since viewing it in something that doesn't understand elastic tabstops would just be a mess, but it solves one of the issues the other response brings up, and I think some sort of user control like that is going to remain necessary either way.