I've always wondered about something:
Given the 2 rules:
- "Lines should be broken at between 80 and 100 columns."[1]
- "You should make no assumptions about the number of spaces per tab."[2]
I have a couple of questions:
- What should we do if someone who uses 1 space tabs writes a 99
character line (including the tab)?
- If you are using more than 1 space per tab, you they are breaking
the 100 column rule.
- What should we do if someone who uses 8 space tabs tells you that you
are breaking the 100 column rule?
- If you are using less than 8 spaces per tab, than you aren't
breaking the 100 column rule.
I get why there's no value in starting a holy war over spaces-per tab, but
this is a good example of why it's also a problem to not make a decision
one way or another.
This is not hypothetical, we have people on our team (VisualEditor) who use
8, 4 and 3 (that I know of).
- Trevor
[1] http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/CC#Line_continuation
[2] http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/CC#Tab_size
On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Adam Wight <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 08/08/2012 11:07 AM, Mark Holmquist wrote:
>
>> Also, "it should be 4 spaces" is a matter of opinion--everyone likes
>>> different tab widths depending on their preferences and monitor size.
>>>
>>
>> http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/**CC#Tab_size<http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/CC#Tab_size>
>>
>> "you should make no assumptions" appears to support Chad's statement.
>> However, I'm pretty sure that in reality, many people assume a width of 4.
>> I've definitely seen funky tab-plus-space indentations that support that
>> theory.
>>
>>
> I officially redact my bogus claim that it "should" be 4 spaces. However,
> we certainly shouldn't default to 8!
>
>
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> Pin. Then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the
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> Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then
> proceed to three. *Five is right out.* Once the number three, being the
> third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of
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