Re: [orbitcpp-list] problem with emacs and tab formatting!

[Braden N. M. <br...@en...>]

On Sun, 9 Apr 2000, Phil Dawes wrote:

> "Braden N. McDaniel" wrote:
> > 
> > On Sat, 8 Apr 2000, Phil Dawes wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > I've just realised a problem with tab formatting that I hadn't
> > > considered:
> > >
> > > For functions with many arguments, I tend to do:
> > >
> > >       thisIsALongMethodName(FirstArg arg1,
> > >                             SecondArg arg2,
> > >                             ThirdArg arg3)
> > >
> > > However, when you set emacs to do tab formatting, it uses tabs in the
> > > second and third arg lines, which of course gets a bit out when you
> > > change the tab stop size. Has anybody managed to get emacs to 'do the
> > > right thing'? (i.e. tab to alignment with the start of the method, and
> > > then space the rest)
> > 
> > <URL:http://www.geocrawler.com/archives/3/835/2000/3/0/3377470/>
> > 
> > Eloquently:
> > 
> > <URL:http://www.jwz.org/doc/tabs-vs-spaces.html>
> > 
> > ;-)
> > 
> 
> Hi Braden,
> 
> You're right! Sorry - I somehow didn't register the
> 
>    void Class::method(Type arg1,
>                       Type arg2)
>    {}
> 
> problem when you mentioned it (got to ammend my skim reading habits so
> that I actually take things in ;-).
> 
> I still like the ability to vary the tab width though - I've got a 19
> inch monitor at home, and a small laptop. I use 4 tabs on the former and
> 2 on the latter (hence me noticing the problem). Ideally for me, I'll
> configure emacs to tab align with the start of the method and then space
> the rest - Unless I'm missing something, this should then scale
> appropriately with tab width.
> 
> Andreas - what do you think? Does this sound over complicated? - Maybe
> we should move to spaces?
> 
> 
> Thanks for the feedback Braden - I enjoyed reading your critique,

Ah, that "critique" is *not* mine, it's Jamie Zawinsky's. I'm just
spreading the "Tabs Are Evil" gospel. :-)

-- 
Braden N. McDaniel
br...@en...
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