Many developers including myself, like to format our types aligned to each other for easier reading. However when auto-formatting, the white space after the type separator is eaten. e.g. // -------------------------------------------------------------------------- // Instance Properties // -------------------------------------------------------------------------- private var bioOpenButton : MovieClip; private var storyTitle : MovieClip; private var storySynopsis : MovieClip; private var bioBack : MovieClip; private var bioCloseButton : MovieClip; private var characterBio : MovieClip; private var characterBioManager : CharacterBioManager; After auto-formatting becomes: // -------------------------------------------------------------------------- // Instance Properties // -------------------------------------------------------------------------- private var bioOpenButton : MovieClip; private var storyTitle : MovieClip; private var storySynopsis : MovieClip; private var bioBack : MovieClip; private var bioCloseButton : MovieClip; private var characterBio : MovieClip; private var characterBioManager : CharacterBioManager;