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From: | Gustavo Barros |
Subject: | bug#48058: tab-width's docstring |
Date: | Tue, 27 Apr 2021 10:11:30 -0300 |
User-agent: | mu4e 1.4.15; emacs 27.2 |
Hi All, In Emacs 27.2 the docstring for `tab-width' reads:"Distance between tab stops (for display of tab characters), in columns. NOTE: This controls the display width of a TAB character, and not the size of an indentation step."
But this seems to contradict to the ubiquitous role in actual indentation the option currently plays. It is used by `insert-tab' directly. `tab-to-tab-stop' uses it if `tab-stop-list' is nil, as it is by default. `indent-relative' may use `tab-to-tab-stop'. And, through `indent-relative' and `insert-tab', `tab-width' also affects `indent-for-tab-command'.
Am I missing something? Or is this docstring the remnant of a previous change which was left behind?
Best regards, Gustavo.
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