Graeme Geldenhuys wrote:
On 21/01/2008, Vinzent Höfler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Yes, that's what I figured. What I don't get is how the editor extracts
the information _back_ from the file after the "tabstop" information has
been deleted (that's what it does once it gets replaced with spaces).
I don't know! It just does! :-) Actually on a serious note, it uses
pixel calculations based on the ET parameters you can specify:
MinimumWidth, PaddingWidth etc... When viewed with a ET enabled
editor, the text might shift by a few pixels (not spaces) but all
alignment will still be intact. It's just that clever! :)
Hmm. That either means it stores additional information about the file
(something that also needs to get versioned then - which is problematic
given that this data may even be plugin/editor specific) or it uses some
heuristics based on the file/language. As it is the case with all
heuristics it can go wrong - and Murphy dictates if it can, it will. So
I don't know if it's of so much use unless I start using proportional
fonts just for the fun of it. ;)
Vinzent.
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