I know that the sublime has the following space related parameters:
Preferences.sublime settings
{
"tab_size": 4,
"translate_tabs_to_spaces": true,
"use_tab_stops": false
}
I think it means:
tab_size: When I click Tab, I get 4 spaces (or tab length 4, depending on how it makes tabs or spaces).translate_tabs_to_spaces: when I save the document, it translates the tabs into spaces.use_tab_stops: (only for spaces) Sublime will simply not enter 4 spaces, but will ultimately add fewer spaces to advance to the next tab position.
But although I have this configuration, I always see:

My project.sublime-projecthas:
...
"settings":
{
"tab_size": 4,
"translate_tabs_to_spaces": true,
"use_tab_stops": true
}
...
, 4 ? ( Makefile, . 4, )
Linux Mint 16 Petra Sublime Text build 3059