emacs, like Vim is very configurable. I'm sure there's an appropriate setting.
Because 1 editor does it one way, doesn't mean the rest of the numerous editors should follow suit. Personally, I dislike any editor that, by default, changes my input to something else. If I hit tab, I want a tab to be inserted, by default. If I want something else, I'll change the configuration. On Sat, Mar 18, 2017 at 6:38 PM, Marko Rauhamaa <ma...@pacujo.net> wrote: > 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 > -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
