How do I insert an actual TAB in Komodo Edit 6.1

Question

I am editing a Debian rules file (which uses makefile syntax) and need to insert an actual TAB character. However, pressing tab inserts four spaces as per my usual preferences (there is no indentation at all in the file so far). Checking the box Edit » Current File Settings... » Editor » Indentation » Prefer Tab characters over spaces makes no difference.

So how do I insert a tab character?

Answer 1

After you have checked Insert tab after spaces you need to set Number of spaces per indent and Width of each Tab character to the same value (e.g. 4 and 4 instead of the default 4 and 8).