Nathan Ernst <nathan.er...@gmail.com>: > Tabs rectify this issue as you can configure them to appear how you > like to see your code without affecting or impacting any other > contributors to a code base. > > Personally, I used to be a 4-spacer. Now, I prefer 2 spaces. Guess > what? When I changed my preference, zero lines of source were changed, > no commits were necessary, and I was happy.
Your scheme is thrown into disarray by the default emacs setup, which defines C source code indendation levels as follows: Level 1: SPC SPC Level 2: SPC SPC SPC SPC Level 3: SPC SPC SPC SPC SPC SPC Level 4: HT Level 5: HT SPC SPC etc. (You see, in emacs pressing the Tab key is a command to indent the current line by the "appropriate amount;" it doesn't cause an HT to be inserted.) Point is, something's going to have to give, no matter what you do. You are going to have to issue a binding executive order that is not an automatic default for everybody. Where I work, the executive order is: no HT's in files, and use 4-space indentation. Marko -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
