Kai Grossjohann wrote: > Well, nothing that couldn't be solved with a somewhat wider window. > Many people like to have windows wider than 80 columns. (I prefer 80 > columns, myself.)
And wider paper? The commonly accepted practice is that code should not be wider than 80 columns; 78 being about max. That's why most languages support splitting of lines with \ or other such constructs. >> Thank god it doesn't. That is the worst possible style since tab is >>meaningless. > Hm? How wide is a tab? The only acceptable answer is "as wide as the user configures it." This means mixing tabs and spaces for any reason will eventually cause problems. >>It is also because of indention and alignment that I think that >>people should never, ever, us tabs because there are going to be >>some schmucks that break the first rule of never changing the tab >>width in the first place. > Huh? I set tab width to 4, align at 6. Tab + 2 spaces. Person sets his tabs to 8 the line is 10 spaces out, 4 spaces too far. That's why people insist on a tab width of 8. If tabs were immutable like that mixing tabs and spaces wouldn't be a problem. It's not so it is. -- Steve C. Lamb | I'm your priest, I'm your shrink, I'm your PGP Key: 8B6E99C5 | main connection to the switchboard of souls. -------------------------------+---------------------------------------------
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