On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 9:30 AM, James Vega <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 7:57 AM, Andre Majorel <[email protected]> wrote: >> Five years ago, I mentioned it would be very useful if Vim had >> arbitrary tab stops. Preferably a list of widths, not a list of >> column numbers. >> >> Guess what : I haven't changed my mind. :-) > > Code speaks louder than words. Otherwise, you're relying on someone > else being just as interested as you in your pet feature and being > willing to make the necessary changes. At least you have the first part > covered already.
Just as an example, Vince Negri's conceal patch has existed for as long as your request for arbitrary tab stops. But since it was a patch, people were able to use it, provide feedback, learn how it is useful to them, etc. Five or so years later, it's now in the development tree for Vim 7.3. -- James GPG Key: 1024D/61326D40 2003-09-02 James Vega <[email protected]> -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
