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RE: Using Vim, using tabs, using spaces
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John W. Eaton |
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RE: Using Vim, using tabs, using spaces |
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Sun, 20 Feb 2005 12:05:07 -0500 |
On 20-Feb-2005, Steve & Aynz <address@hidden> wrote:
| > Some editors have an option of setting tab width to something
| > other than 8 spaces. Doing so will get you in trouble.
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| I'm not sure why this would get you into trouble unless you were
| exporting your code to another text editor, but I am not sure why you
| would do this other than to send examples of failed tabs via email? I
| use nonstandard tab indents and find them very useful.
It causes confusion because when you look at your code with the nice
N-space (N != 8) tab stops it looks great. But when you send it to me
and I don't know about the N-space tab stops because I don't use your
editor, I get 8-space tabs and you code looks like a mess.
jwe
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- C++ style: variable names, white space, etc., Steve C. Thompson, 2005/02/20
- C++ style: variable names, white space, etc., John W. Eaton, 2005/02/20
- Using Vim, using tabs, using spaces, Steve C. Thompson, 2005/02/20
- Re: Using Vim, using tabs, using spaces, Paul Laub, 2005/02/20
- Using Vim, using tabs, using spaces, John W. Eaton, 2005/02/20