Re: Coding Style: indenting with tabs vs. spaces

2007-11-12 Thread DervishD
Hi Benny :) * Benny Halevy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dixit: > Using only spaces as DervishD suggested works around that using brute > force by forcing the user to the author's preference which is > legitimate but may not be the most productive way. I admit it. > I think that my proposal of using

Re: Coding Style: indenting with tabs vs. spaces

2007-11-12 Thread J. Bruce Fields
On Mon, Nov 12, 2007 at 10:13:08AM +0200, Benny Halevy wrote: > checkpatch allows to indent with any number of tabs and up to 7 spaces. > This is consistent with Documentation/CodingStyle and therefore can be > considered "correct". However, forcing everybody to the same tab expansion > setup is

Re: Coding Style: indenting with tabs vs. spaces

2007-11-12 Thread Benny Halevy
On Nov. 08, 2007, 17:58 +0200, Chris Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Benny Halevy wrote: >> Greetings, >> >> I would like to hear peoples opinion about the indentation convention >> described below that I personally found the most practical with >> several different editors. >> >> The gist of

Re: Coding Style: indenting with tabs vs. spaces

2007-11-12 Thread Benny Halevy
On Nov. 11, 2007, 11:23 +0200, James Courtier-Dutton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > DervishD wrote: >> Bonjour Xavier :) >> >> * Xavier Bestel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dixit: >> >>> Le samedi 10 novembre 2007 à 13:04 +0100, DervishD a écrit : >>> * Benny Halevy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Coding Style: indenting with tabs vs. spaces

2007-11-12 Thread Benny Halevy
On Nov. 11, 2007, 11:23 +0200, James Courtier-Dutton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: DervishD wrote: Bonjour Xavier :) * Xavier Bestel [EMAIL PROTECTED] dixit: Le samedi 10 novembre 2007 à 13:04 +0100, DervishD a écrit : * Benny Halevy [EMAIL PROTECTED] dixit: I would like

Re: Coding Style: indenting with tabs vs. spaces

2007-11-12 Thread Benny Halevy
On Nov. 08, 2007, 17:58 +0200, Chris Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Benny Halevy wrote: Greetings, I would like to hear peoples opinion about the indentation convention described below that I personally found the most practical with several different editors. The gist of it is that tabs

Re: Coding Style: indenting with tabs vs. spaces

2007-11-12 Thread J. Bruce Fields
On Mon, Nov 12, 2007 at 10:13:08AM +0200, Benny Halevy wrote: checkpatch allows to indent with any number of tabs and up to 7 spaces. This is consistent with Documentation/CodingStyle and therefore can be considered correct. However, forcing everybody to the same tab expansion setup is too

Re: Coding Style: indenting with tabs vs. spaces

2007-11-12 Thread DervishD
Hi Benny :) * Benny Halevy [EMAIL PROTECTED] dixit: Using only spaces as DervishD suggested works around that using brute force by forcing the user to the author's preference which is legitimate but may not be the most productive way. I admit it. I think that my proposal of using tabs

Re: Coding Style: indenting with tabs vs. spaces

2007-11-11 Thread James Courtier-Dutton
DervishD wrote: Bonjour Xavier :) * Xavier Bestel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dixit: Le samedi 10 novembre 2007 à 13:04 +0100, DervishD a écrit : * Benny Halevy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dixit: I would like to hear peoples opinion about the indentation convention described below that

Re: Coding Style: indenting with tabs vs. spaces

2007-11-11 Thread Benny Halevy
On Nov. 10, 2007, 14:27 +0200, Xavier Bestel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Le samedi 10 novembre 2007 à 13:04 +0100, DervishD a écrit : >> Hi Benny :) >> >> * Benny Halevy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dixit: >>> I would like to hear peoples opinion about the indentation convention >>> described below that

Re: Coding Style: indenting with tabs vs. spaces

2007-11-11 Thread Benny Halevy
On Nov. 10, 2007, 14:27 +0200, Xavier Bestel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Le samedi 10 novembre 2007 à 13:04 +0100, DervishD a écrit : Hi Benny :) * Benny Halevy [EMAIL PROTECTED] dixit: I would like to hear peoples opinion about the indentation convention described below that I personally

Re: Coding Style: indenting with tabs vs. spaces

2007-11-11 Thread James Courtier-Dutton
DervishD wrote: Bonjour Xavier :) * Xavier Bestel [EMAIL PROTECTED] dixit: Le samedi 10 novembre 2007 à 13:04 +0100, DervishD a écrit : * Benny Halevy [EMAIL PROTECTED] dixit: I would like to hear peoples opinion about the indentation convention described below that I

Re: Coding Style: indenting with tabs vs. spaces

2007-11-10 Thread DervishD
Bonjour Xavier :) * Xavier Bestel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dixit: > Le samedi 10 novembre 2007 à 13:04 +0100, DervishD a écrit : > > * Benny Halevy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dixit: > > > I would like to hear peoples opinion about the indentation convention > > > described below that I personally found

Re: Coding Style: indenting with tabs vs. spaces

2007-11-10 Thread Xavier Bestel
Le samedi 10 novembre 2007 à 13:04 +0100, DervishD a écrit : > Hi Benny :) > > * Benny Halevy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dixit: > > I would like to hear peoples opinion about the indentation convention > > described below that I personally found the most practical with > > several different editors. >

Re: Coding Style: indenting with tabs vs. spaces

2007-11-10 Thread DervishD
Hi Benny :) * Benny Halevy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dixit: > I would like to hear peoples opinion about the indentation convention > described below that I personally found the most practical with > several different editors. While I respect you opinion about tabs, I find tab indentation the

Re: Coding Style: indenting with tabs vs. spaces

2007-11-10 Thread DervishD
Hi Benny :) * Benny Halevy [EMAIL PROTECTED] dixit: I would like to hear peoples opinion about the indentation convention described below that I personally found the most practical with several different editors. While I respect you opinion about tabs, I find tab indentation the most

Re: Coding Style: indenting with tabs vs. spaces

2007-11-10 Thread Xavier Bestel
Le samedi 10 novembre 2007 à 13:04 +0100, DervishD a écrit : Hi Benny :) * Benny Halevy [EMAIL PROTECTED] dixit: I would like to hear peoples opinion about the indentation convention described below that I personally found the most practical with several different editors. While I

Re: Coding Style: indenting with tabs vs. spaces

2007-11-10 Thread DervishD
Bonjour Xavier :) * Xavier Bestel [EMAIL PROTECTED] dixit: Le samedi 10 novembre 2007 à 13:04 +0100, DervishD a écrit : * Benny Halevy [EMAIL PROTECTED] dixit: I would like to hear peoples opinion about the indentation convention described below that I personally found the most

Re: Coding Style: indenting with tabs vs. spaces

2007-11-08 Thread Chris Snook
Benny Halevy wrote: Greetings, I would like to hear peoples opinion about the indentation convention described below that I personally found the most practical with several different editors. The gist of it is that tabs should be used for nesting, not for decoration. Indent your code with as

Coding Style: indenting with tabs vs. spaces

2007-11-08 Thread Benny Halevy
Greetings, I would like to hear peoples opinion about the indentation convention described below that I personally found the most practical with several different editors. The gist of it is that tabs should be used for nesting, not for decoration. Indent your code with as many tabs as your

Coding Style: indenting with tabs vs. spaces

2007-11-08 Thread Benny Halevy
Greetings, I would like to hear peoples opinion about the indentation convention described below that I personally found the most practical with several different editors. The gist of it is that tabs should be used for nesting, not for decoration. Indent your code with as many tabs as your

Re: Coding Style: indenting with tabs vs. spaces

2007-11-08 Thread Chris Snook
Benny Halevy wrote: Greetings, I would like to hear peoples opinion about the indentation convention described below that I personally found the most practical with several different editors. The gist of it is that tabs should be used for nesting, not for decoration. Indent your code with as