Re: [Docutils-users] Tabs possible in ReSt?

[Alan G I. <ai...@am...>]

On 6/5/2009 8:04 PM David Goodger apparently wrote:
>     Spaces are recommended for indentation, but tabs may
>     also be used. Tabs will be converted to spaces. Tab
>     stops are at every 8th column.
> 
> http://docutils.sourceforge.net/docs/ref/rst/restructuredtext.html#whitespace


Except in literal blocks. Which I think was once called a bug (?),
although I don't see it in known bugs.  Replacing the tabs in
literal blocks in accord with the tab-width option would be
helpful. Or, as discussed in the todo list, allowing a tab-width option
for the include directive.
http://docutils.sourceforge.net/docs/dev/todo.txt

Cheers,
Alan Isaac