From: Bob H. <ha...@st...> - 2006-02-08 23:18:38
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I was happy to see that this method is perfectly compatible with Eclipse. It's been a joy to code in the Eclipse environment -- quite a change for me from JavaScript in Notepad. I love the auto-indentation. Bob Miguel wrote: >>Am Mittwoch, den 08.02.2006, 15:43 -0500 schrieb Miguel: >> >>>For software development projects it is important to maintain a >>>consistent >>>coding style. >> >>Short question: What made the decision to use spaces instead of tabs for >>indentation? Tabs allow the user to choose how many spaces are used for >>a tab-step. Using only spaces encreases the file-size and forces the >>user to use the chosen tab-step. >>By default, tab stops are at 8 chars. -- Robert M. Hanson, ha...@st..., 507-646-3107 Professor of Chemistry, St. Olaf College 1520 St. Olaf Ave., Northfield, MN 55057 mailto:ha...@st... http://www.stolaf.edu/people/hansonr "Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein |