Latest indent request
Gordon Burditt
gordon at sneaky.TANDY.COM
Mon Dec 19 12:24:59 AEST 1988
In article <755 at rabbit1.UUCP> robert at rabbit1.UUCP (Robert Oliver) writes:
>After working on many varied computers, operating systems, and terminals,
>it's my opinion that tabs should not be stored in files and expanded
>upon output.
Yecch!
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>PROPOSITIONS
> II. STORING TABS IN FILES ISN'T USEFUL
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>SUPPORTING ARGUMENTS
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> 2. TRANMISSION SAVINGS IS MINIMAL
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> 6. ONLY MINIMAL SPACE SAVINGS WHEN TABS ARE STORED
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I don't care much about transmission savings or file space savings.
I want tabs in files for editing purposes. If it is necessary to add
or delete a conditional or loop, I want to be able to add or delete
1 tab stop, not to have to count spaces.
# define BAR 72 /* Cost of a BAR as a percentage of a BARF */
# define FOOM 02000 /* Bit in dp->missile.control for self-destruct */
^ ^ tabs
If it is necessary for me to change the value of BAR from 72 to 2,
I do NOT want the comment to move. With a tab there, it won't. With
spaces there, it will. Granted, there are cases where running over a
tab stop will cause movement where I don't want it, but even these cases
are usually easier to fix with tabs there than spaces.
Gordon L. Burditt
...!texbell!sneaky!gordon
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