bug#63141: Incorrect indentation in csharp-mode

[Theodor Thornhill]

On 29 April 2023 08:16:38 CEST, Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> wrote:
>> From: Jen-Chieh Shen <jcs090218@gmail.com>
>> Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 22:54:15 -0700
>> Cc: theo@thornhill.no, 63141@debbugs.gnu.org, jostein@kjonigsen.net
>> 
>> > Isn't this user preference that is customizable via c-offset-alist?
>> 
>> Yes, it is.
>
>Then this is not a bug.
>
>> csharp-mode has the following:
>> 
>> ```elisp
>> (c-add-style "csharp"
>>              '("java"
>>                (c-basic-offset . 4)
>>                (c-comment-only-line-offset . (0 . 0))
>>                (c-offsets-alist . ((inline-open           . 0)
>>                                    (arglist-intro         . +)
>>                                    (arglist-close         . 0)
>>                                    (inexpr-class          . 0)
>>                                    (case-label            . +)
>>                                    (cpp-macro             . 
>> c-lineup-dont-change)
>>                                    (substatement-open     . 0)))))
>> ```
>> 
>> I consider it an awkward indentation, so better to change the default 
>> (change to the expected
>> behavior).
>
>I'll let Theo and Jostein chime in regarding the accepted practices in
>C#, but in general it is not enough to hear from one or several users
>that they don't like the defaults in order for us to change the
>default behavior.  These customization options exist precisely so that
>people who don't like the defaults could easily adjust Emacs to their
>liking.  Why would you impose your personal preferences on everyone
>else, instead of letting them customize this as they see fit?

I agree. It's not a bug, but could absolutely be a missing 
feature/consideration. I'd be happy to review a patch with the proposed 
changes, though.

Thanks,
Theo