On 2018-10-08 10:36:21 +1100, Chris Angelico wrote: > TBH, I think that tab width should be up to the display, just like the > font. You're allowed to view code in any font that makes sense for > you, and you should be able to view code with any indentation that > makes sense for you. If someone submits code and says "it looks > tidiest in Times New Roman 12/10pt", I'm sure you'd recommend making > sure it doesn't matter [1]; if someone submits code and says "you have > to set your tabs equal to 5 spaces or it looks ugly", you'd say the > same, right? > > How wide my indents are on my screen shouldn't influence your screen > or your choices.
Theoretically I would agree with you: Just use a single tab per
indentation level and let the user decide whether that's displayed as 2,
3, 4, or 8 spaces or 57 pixels or whatever.
In practice it doesn't work in my experience. There is always someone in
a team who was "just testing that new editor" and replaced all tabs
with spaces (or vice versa) or - worse - just some of them. It is safer
to disallow tabs completely and mandate a certain number of spaces per
indentation level.
hp
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