On Tuesday 12 July 2005 22:36, Bodo Eggert wrote:
> Denis Vlasenko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > text with 8-char tabs:
> >
> > struct s {
> > int n; /* comment */
> > unsigned int u; /* comment */
> > };
> >
> > Same text viewed with tabs set to 4-char width:
> >
> > struct s {
> > int n; /* comment */
> > unsigned int u; /* comment */
> > };
> >
> > Comments are not aligned anymore
>
> That's why you SHOULD NOT use tabs for aligning, but for indenting.
Doesn't work either: 8-char tabs:
int i; /* comment */
};
int j; /* comment */
4-char tabs:
int i; /* comment */
};
int j; /* comment */
So we can either ban tabs altogether (unlikely) or agree
that pi is ~= 3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058209749
and tab is strictly 8 chars.
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vda
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