On Fri, 2015-03-06 at 09:54 -0500, Ben Boeckel via
Digitalmars-d-announce wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 06, 2015 at 10:31:29 +0000, Russel Winder via
> Digitalmars-d-announce wrote:
> > That is the whole point of using tabs for indent, you can chose the
> > indent amount: I tend to use 20ex.
> >
> > Remember a tab is not a number of spaces, it is semantic markup. Using
> > spaces is a low-level hack founded on a lack of separation of concerns
> > and abstraction.
>
> The problem with tabs, IMO, are the following:
>
> - don't look right in patches (notice the different alignment of
> indented lines versus lines without any):
>
> -int foo(int bar) {
> - return bar;
> -}
>
> versus (assuming 8 space indents):
>
> -int foo(int bar) {
> - return bar;
> -}Is your point that in this case they have rendered identically? > - I have yet to see an editor properly do tab-for-indent with proper > space-for-alignment without manual management: > > int my_long_function_name(int bar, > int baz) > ^__tab_^^_______spaces___________^ But, for me anyway, the fundamental flaw here is the idea of alignment. Find a style that eliminates all this alignment malarkey. I really dislike the Go obsession with block style alignment of declarations. The core problem here is teletype, monospace font thinking. Using a proper proportional font for you code and you rapidly lose the need for all this alignment stuff. <Real point but expressed as a bit of a troll, mostly to expose that this is likely a bikeshed issue.> > By the way, this is *wrong* because tabs now have a defined size (8 > here) which defeats the only (tangible[1]) advantage they have: > > int my_long_function_name(int bar, > int baz) > ^__tab_________________________^ In a real editor there is no hard line break, no need for this form of indentation. Should a line be too long for the rendering area either viewport or syntax directed soft line wrap are used. Having overflow is mixing content with rendering. > --Ben > > [1]File size savings are negligible. Indeed, no argument with that point. -- Russel. ============================================================================= Dr Russel Winder t: +44 20 7585 2200 voip: sip:russel.win...@ekiga.net 41 Buckmaster Road m: +44 7770 465 077 xmpp: rus...@winder.org.uk London SW11 1EN, UK w: www.russel.org.uk skype: russel_winder
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