Re: Tab versus space indentation, and source code control systems... (was: Re: Style guide?)

[Dirk Laurie <dirk.laurie@...>]

2017-06-15 10:42 GMT+02:00 steve donovan <steve.j.donovan@gmail.com>:

> On Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 10:09 AM, Javier Guerra Giraldez
> <javier@guerrag.com> wrote:
>> tabs for indentation, no further alignment needed (or wanted)
>
> As a spaces man myself, this is where I definitely agree with you.
> Those mixed space/tab files that Vim seems to prefer are a major
> irritation. Not the best of both worlds!

You can't blame Vim for those, it is merely an editor which supports
syntax highlighting for inter alia Makefiles and Python code. Blame
the designers of those file formats instead.

In fact, Vim offers you the option of translating your tabs into spaces
permanently.