Re^4: No Hard Tabs in Code


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by Xiong (Hermit)

on Jul 05, 2010 at 19:48 UTC ( [id://848114]=note: print w/replies, xml )

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Given:

    a   line1
    a       line2
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...and the desired result:

    a   line1
    a   line2
[download]

...where only spaces intervene; I do not know of any way to align with a single keystroke. If hard tabs are used, a single backspace aligns.

That was my argument. I hope I've made it clear that I no longer find it compelling.

- the lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne -

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Re^5: No Hard Tabs in Code by ikegami (Patriarch) on Jul 05, 2010 at 20:10 UTC
Wait, you're saying you're using tabs mid line? ow! Your code will look like garbage if the viewer uses different tab stops. I don't mind doing some extra work to avoid that. It's also a big time waster and distraction to have to pause after each press of Del or cursor to see how far the cursor has moved. I can delete 10 spaces faster than I can delete 10 columns that may contain tabs. Personally, I often come from the left and use Ctrl-Del (delete to character or EOL) since it's usually more natural to come from the left in the situations in which such an operation is done.	[reply]
Re^6: No Hard Tabs in Code by Xiong (Hermit) on Jul 05, 2010 at 20:59 UTC
I'm saying that was my former practice. I've reformed; I hope I've made that clear. - the lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne -	[reply]

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