diff --git a/micro/init.lua b/micro/init.lua
index 65f0079..15b55cc 100644
--- a/micro/init.lua
+++ b/micro/init.lua
@@ -22,16 +22,46 @@ local function getProperties(fullpath)
    return properties
 end
 
+local function setIndentation(properties, view)
+   local indent_size_str = properties["indent_size"]
+   local tab_width_str = properties["tab_width"]
+   local indent_style = properties["indent_style"]
+
+   local indent_size = tonumber(indent_size, 10)
+   if indent_size ~= nil then
+      SetLocalOption("tabsize", indent_size, view)
+   end
+
+   if indent_style == "space" then
+      messenger:Message("indent_style to space")
+      SetLocalOption("indentchar", " ", view)
+   elseif indent_style == "tab" then
+      messenger:Message("indent_style to tab")
+      SetLocalOption("indentchar", "\t", view)
+   else
+      messenger:Message("unknown indent_style")
+   end
+end
+
 function onViewOpen(view)
    -- Is this portable? (work on windows?)
    local pwd = os.getenv("PWD")
    local filename = view.Buf.Path
    -- prop, names = ec.parse(filepath)
    local fullpath = JoinPaths(pwd, filename)
-   local out = getProperties(fullpath)
-   messenger:Message("edconf: " .. out["indent_style"])
+   local properties = getProperties(fullpath)
+   if properties["indent_style"] == nil then
+      messenger:Message("edconf: nil")
+   else
+      messenger:Message("edconf: " .. properties["indent_style"])
+   end
+
+   setIndentation(properties, view)
+   -- setCodingSystem(propertieps, view)
 end
 
 function onSave(view)
    messenger:Message("Saved!")
 end
+
+-- function getindentstyle()