Re: On Tabs and Spaces

From: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
Date: Oct 18, 2007, 04:31 UTC
Message-ID: <200710180031.54819.dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <ejftl3c2.fsf@blue.sea.net>

On Wednesday 17 October 2007, Jari Aalto wrote:

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> - Any editor will display the text written in "all spaces"
>   100 % the same. Regradless of any viewer or editor used.
> 
> But the same is not true with text that uses tabs (because you
> really can't know what options the editor is preset / user set /
> regarding the treatment of tabs).
> 
> The score is 1 - 0 for "all spaces" in this contest.
>

How about this - I like tabs because when you removing it you need to hit Backspace just once and don't have to strain your eyes figuring out "Did I delete enough? Does it line up now?"

-- 
Dmitry

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