editor.detectIndentation:false not working properly for .go files

[pprokopi]

VSCode Version:code --version 1.48.2
OS Version: Fedora 32 x64

Steps to Reproduce:

Run code --disable-extensions
Create a .go file with a separate editor that has tab indentation
Set the following in user settings
"editor.detectIndentation": false,
"editor.insertSpaces": true,
"editor.tabSize": 4,
Make sure the workspace has no settings
Open the file
Check in the lower right corner if indentation is tabs or spaces

What I expected:
VS code ignores the already used indentation in the file and uses spaces for future indentation.

What happened:
VS code detected the indentation of the file and kept using tabs instead of spaces for indentation.

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes/No
Yes

[pprokopi]

Recording of the issue
#109979 (comment)

I have tested .c .go .py and files without an extension and noticed that it only happens in .go files.
As you can see, settings.json is empty except for the 3 settings mentioned above, there are no workspace settings and extensions are disabled

[alexdima]

I cannot reproduce.

When pressing Tab, the editor will insert the current configured value (tab or spaces) depending on the current opened file. The current configured value is rendered in the status bar:

• e.g. For indenting with tabs:
  
• e.g. For indenting with spaces:
  

The indentation settings can be controlled by 3 options:

// The number of spaces a tab is equal to. This setting is overridden based
// on the file contents when `editor.detectIndentation` is on.
"editor.tabSize": 4,
// Insert spaces when pressing `Tab`. This setting is overridden based on 
// the file contents when `editor.detectIndentation` is on.
"editor.insertSpaces": true,
// Controls whether `editor.tabSize#` and `#editor.insertSpaces` will be 
// automatically detected when a file is opened based on the file contents.
"editor.detectIndentation": true,

The indentation settings can also be controlled by extensions, so please make sure to disable all extensions before trying.

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