Your optional rule doesn't sound like something you can easily implement for, e.g., a commit hook. Can you specify that rule in your IDE?
-- Skype: ricky_clarkson UK phone (forwards to Skype): 0161 408 5260 On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 10:17 AM, Reinier Zwitserloot <reini...@gmail.com>wrote: > The rule is easy. > > (A) A tab character may only appear in cases where it is prefixed by one of > these three notions: Start-of-file, another tab, or a new line. Anywhere > else: Flag it. > > (B) Spaces may not be prefixed by tabs or new lines or start-of-file > (optional: unless they follow a number of tabs that represent the same > indent (= number of tabs) as the previous line - if you really must line up > things in tables in code. Usually I just say: Write a text file and read it > in in a static block instead, if that's what you need). > > > I also turn on visible whitespace in my editors (you see tabs, CRs, and > spaces with very light gray symbols, instead of literally white space). As a > result no mixed indent code is ever pushed into the repo. After about half a > day with that on you stop getting distracted by it. > > Tabs for indents has a few advantages. The most important one is that > anybody can change the tab stop size in their own editor to a size they are > comfortable with. It cannot affect the indent flow if rule A and B are > adhered to. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
