On Thu, Apr 19, 2007 at 06:23:45PM -0400, Jay Parlar wrote:
>
> On 4/19/07, Tim Chase <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > >> Well, whitespaces in Python are pretty difficult to keep in
> > >> line, if you are used to other languages. I personally use
> > >> Tabs for intending and VIM editor and have it to make Tabs
> > >> visible like dark blue |------,
> > >
> > > Hey, do you mind sharing your .vimrc for that, probably best
> > > on dpaste.com ?
> >
> >
> > Just add
> >
> > set listchars+=tab:|-
> > set list
> >
> > to the end of your vimrc. This will show the tabs in the above
> > format. The color is based on your colorscheme, whatever
> > highlighting it maps the SpecialKey to.
> >
> > If you don't like the other characters that become visible with
> > listchars, you'd have to remove them from the 'listchars' setting
> > (it defaults to "eol:$")
> >
> > :set listchars-=eol:$
> >
> > You can read more than anybody would care to know at
> >
> > :help 'listchars'
> > :help hl-SpecialKey
> > :help 'list'
> >
> > and the subsequent links to which those send you.
> >
> > -tkc
> >
>
> I've got to throw my two cents in here. The Python community (or at
> least, the majority of it), insists on spaces instead of tabs.
> http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/
>
> I don't want to start a discussion of which is better, as this is not
> the right place. However, Django is written using spaces, not tabs.
> The community tends to write with spaces, not tabs. The PEP says not
> to mix the two, and if a mix happens, convert all your code to use
> spaces, not tabs. So be wary if you ever plan on plugging someone
> else's Django application into your project.
>
> If you think tabs are better because you can highlight, then try this:
>
> http://www.vim.org/tips/tip.php?tip_id=1040
On that style note... here's what I use for my vimrc for using spaces
rather than tabs...
:set ts=4 sw=4 expandtab
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