On Tue, 9 Aug 2022 at 14:58, Charlie Gordon <qem...@chqrlie.org> wrote:
> Thank you for your feedback, can you be more specific about the way you > perform copy + paste? > What is your environment? how do you run qemacs and what kind of keys do you > use to perform copy + paste? C-c C-v normally in zsh/tmux/xterm/xfce/arch but I did a quick test and the same happens in bash/konsole/xfce/arch > qemacs does not convert tabs to spaces when copying with kill / yank commands. I did a quick test and can confirm it. > As a quick fix for your current issue, you can add a .qerc file somewhere in > the file hierarchy with this line: indent_tabs_mode = 1; That worked, thanks. Since I backup /etc but not /, I created .qerc in /etc and added a symbolic link in /. That way it works for all users of the system anywhere. > I agree I should document these configuration options I agree with you. :-) > Regarding the default for indent_tabs_mode as 0 except for Makefiles, let’s > not start a war, but it has been my default for the last 20 years, > after 20 years of advocating the use of TABs in source files, my personal > take on hindsight 20/20 :) An artist will be more successful if he surprises whoever sees his art, likewise a game developer, however in the case of a lightweight text editor, I think it is good to apply the principle of least surprise. To be honest I was surprised when I copied and pasted, saved the file and then diff unexpectedly showed me a difference! I have never used a text editor that by default replaced tabs with spaces when pasting something from the clipboard. :-) Where I often see replacing tabs with spaces is in web forms. Anyway, now all is good with the help of .qerc. In the documentation it says: "All resources and configuration files are looked in the following paths: ‘/usr/share/qe:/usr/local/share/qe:/usr/lib/qe:/usr/local/lib/qe:~/.qe’ " What is the order of reading configuration files? I assume .qerc comes before all of the above?
