Guy Harris wrote: <snip>
> At least on UN*X, it's probably best to assume that a tab character in > a file advances to the next tab stop, with tab stops set every 8 > characters. Yes, this means that if you want 4-space indents, you > can't use tab characters, although it might be possible to configure > your editor so that typing the tab key indents every 2, or 4, or... > spaces, e.g. by setting c-basic-offset to 4 in GNU Emacs. I suspect we're on the same page. My personal preference is to use only spaces for indentation and that, if tabs are used, the tab stops should be every 8 characters. IOW I agree, as you suggest, that if tabs are used "it's probably best to assume ..., with tab stops at every 8 characters". Another example: I note that viewvc assumes (or is configured to assume) 8 character tabs stops when displaying Wireshark source (http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc). I've been thinking for quite some time about suggesting that the use "non 8 space tabs" (eg: tab stops every 4 spaces) be deprecated; So: what do others think ? :) ___________________________________________________________________________ Sent via: Wireshark-dev mailing list <[email protected]> Archives: http://www.wireshark.org/lists/wireshark-dev Unsubscribe: https://wireshark.org/mailman/options/wireshark-dev mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe
