On Thu, 12 Nov 1998, Leon Breedt wrote:
-is it better to indent my source using real (\t) tabs, or should i configure
-my editor to expand tabs into spaces? i can't decide which is best :)
use tabs because when deleting the tab character (i.e you press tab in the
middle of a line by accident) the gap disappears in one, you don't have to
bash backspace 4 times.
use spaces if you are going to edit/read the file in different editors with
different tab settings, it'll ensure that the file looks the same
-and secondly, what tab stop length is recommended? 2/4/8?
2 is too small, 4 is just right, 8 is too big:
set tabstop=2:
int foo()
{
printf ("Some stuff here\n");
for (banana = 0; banana < cherry; banana++)
{
printf ("more stuff");
}
}
tabstop=4:
int foo()
{
printf ("hello\n");
for (stuff...)
{
hello;
}
}
and tabstop = 8;
int foo()
{
printf ("this eats up too much space");
printf ("go any more than about");
printf ("this number of levels and it gets hard to \
fit text on one line without wrapping it");
}
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