> idents are 4, tabs are 8. This is probably because editors like vi > have a default of 8 but you really wana have 4 to write the code. So > you use "soft tabs" which make you edit like you have tabs at 4 but > save it like tabs are at 8. > > Personally I would prefer to have tabstops at 4 and idents at 4. > Would make life much easier in any editor I guess. My editor (BBEdit) > doesnt have virtual tabstops so I have to do it manually and I hate > it. > > Would it be too keen to decide to change that rule?
The idea in that is that most of the computer systems in the world has been configured so that tab is 8. If we change that, then all kind of cat, more, less, print etc. outputs of the source code get f*d up unless tab size of those is also modified to 8. Why can't you people just get an editor that auto-indents with spaces? :] -- &kalle marjola NETikos finland (http://www.netikos.fi)
