Jeff: >> 4. Tabs set to four spaces. Stuart: > 4 space good, two space bad? > > This sounds like a religious war in the making. So I say 2 > spaces for a tab and don't use tab characters. If you can > cleanly fit your code into 80 columns that would also be > nice (though I realize that is unlikely for Palm OS).
2? Fine. 4? Fine. Just not 3! ;-) (just kidding) Isn't the advantage of tabs that if you and I are sharing code and using well-mannered IDEs, you can set your tabs to be 2 spaces wide and I can set mine to 4 spaces wide, and we're both happy? I expected more guff over the { and the } than the tabs and spaces! On a slightly related note, I've always thought that programming is a pleasant mix of both science and art. There's a certain aesthetic about a well written function that also looks good. Of course, code beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Jeff -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/