diff --git a/Alignment.py b/Alignment.py
index dfcb1ca..4a8096c 100644
--- a/Alignment.py
+++ b/Alignment.py
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ def run(self, edit):
         settings = view.settings()
         tab_size = int(settings.get('tab_size', 8))
         use_spaces = settings.get('translate_tabs_to_spaces')
+        alignment_format = settings.get('alignment_format')
+        if alignment_format == None:
+            alignment_format = "key-varspace-separator-value"
 
         # This handles aligning single multi-line selections
         if len(sel) == 1:
@@ -151,20 +154,33 @@ def run(self, edit):
 
                     # If the next equal sign is not on this line, skip the line
                     if view.rowcol(matching_char_pt)[0] != row:
+                        points.append(-1)
                         continue
 
                     points.append(insert_pt)
+
                     max_col = max([max_col, normed_rowcol(view, space_pt)[1]])
 
                 # The adjustment takes care of correcting point positions
                 # since spaces are being inserted, which changes the points
                 adjustment = 0
+                row = 0
                 for pt in points:
+                    if pt == -1:
+                        continue
+
+                    textStart = view.text_point(line_nums[row], 0)
+                    row += 1
                     pt += adjustment
                     length = max_col - normed_rowcol(view, pt)[1]
                     adjustment += length
                     if length >= 0:
-                        view.insert(edit, pt, ' ' * length)
+                        if alignment_format == "key-varspace-separator-value":
+                            view.insert(edit, pt, ' ' * length)
+                        elif alignment_format == "key-separator-varspace-value":
+                            view.insert(edit, pt + 1, ' ' * length)
+                        elif alignment_format == "varspace-key-separator-value":
+                            view.insert(edit, textStart, ' ' * length)
                     else:
                         view.erase(edit, sublime.Region(pt + length, pt))
 
@@ -182,4 +198,4 @@ def run(self, edit):
                 view.insert(edit, region.b, ' ' * length)
                 if settings.get('mid_line_tabs') and not use_spaces:
                     convert_to_mid_line_tabs(view, edit, tab_size, region.b,
-                        length)
\ No newline at end of file
+                        length)
diff --git a/Base File.sublime-settings b/Base File.sublime-settings
index b3f02f7..e1808e1 100644
--- a/Base File.sublime-settings	
+++ b/Base File.sublime-settings	
@@ -24,5 +24,21 @@
 	// of those must be kept next to the = for the operator to be parsed
 	"alignment_prefix_chars": [
 		"+", "-", "&", "|", "<", ">", "!", "~", "%", "/", "*", "."
-	]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+	],
+
+	// This plugin can align the selected lines in a number of ways.
+	//   background-color: black;
+	//   color:            white;
+	// "alignment_format": "key-separator-varspace-value"
+
+	// ... or ...
+	//   background-color: black;
+	//              color: white;
+	// "alignment_format": "varspace-key-separator-value"
+
+	// ... or the default ...
+	//   background-color: black;
+	//   color           : white;
+	"alignment_format": "key-varspace-separator-value"
+
+}