At 01:15 PM 6/14/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Another way (don't know if it is kosher) is:
>(setq default-tab-width 2)
>
>Or, from Ingo's .emacs file:
>;; Sets the basic indentation for Java source files
>;; to two spaces.
>(defun my-jde-mode-hook ()
> (setq c-basic-offset 2))
>(add-hook 'jde-mode-hook 'my-jde-mode-hook)
>
>Myself, I like a setting of 4.
>cheers -- Rick
>
This is one of the most frequently asked questions on comp.emacs and
gnus.emacs.help as well on this list. Interestinly, though setting the
basic offset in the jde mode hook function works, you actually can set
c-basic-offet at the top level of your .emacs file if you also set
c-default-style appropriately at the top leve, e.g.,
(setq c-default-style '((jde-mode . "user") (other . "user")))
(setq c-basic-offset 2)
Note: the above is untested code based on my reading of the doc, which says
that all style settings made at the top level of your .emacs file are added
to the "user" style.
This is all documented in the cc-mode doc though not with the greatest
clarify. I include the relevant Emacs doc below.
- Paul
Excerpted from the online Emacs doc:
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c-default-style: [Hide] [Value Menu] String: user
[State]: this option has been set and saved.
Style which gets installed by default when a file is visited. [Hide]
The value of this variable can be any style defined in
`c-style-alist', including styles you add. The value can also be an
association list of major mode symbols to style names.
When the value is a string, all CC Mode major modes will install this
style by default, except `java-mode', which always installs the
"java" style (this is for backwards compatibility).
When the value is an alist, the named style is installed. If the
major mode is not listed in the alist, then the symbol `other' is
looked up in the alist, and if found, the associated style is used.
If `other' is not found in the alist, then "gnu" style is used.
Note that if you set any CC Mode variables in the top-level of your
.emacs file (i.e. *not* in a hook), these get incorporated into the
`user' style, so you would need to add:
(setq c-default-style '((other . "user")))
to see your customizations. This is also true if you use the Custom
interface -- be sure to set the default style to `user'.
Finally, the default style gets installed before your mode hooks run,
so you can always override the use of `c-default-style' by making
calls to `c-set-style' in the appropriate mode hook.
