-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: RIPEMD160 On 2011.07.17 02:32 AM, Ian Kelly wrote: > Of course, there is also another major problem with tabs that I have > not seen pointed out yet, which is that it's not possible to > strictly adhere to 80-column lines with tabs. I can write my code to > 80 columns using 4-space tabs, but if somebody later tries to edit > the file using 8-space tabs, their lines will be too long. Setting an editor to read a tab as 8 spaces is just plain silly if your display is limited to 80 characters/line. Inserting 8 spaces as one indent is also a bit silly, but if you're going to do it, it's your responsibility to make sure the line is still less than 80 characters.
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