On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 2:22 PM, Dwayne Reid wrote: > That said: how can tabs be better than spaces when the very > definition of a tab stop is variable? > I prefer spaces, but I understand the attraction of tabs. In indented source code, it lets you abstract the actual indentation from the display. So tabs indicate "indent 1 level", "indent 2 levels" etc. Some people like wide indentation that spreads the code across the page. Some just like a few characters. So just set your tab stop to your preferred amount of indentation, and the editor will display tabbed code exactly to your liking -- no reformatting needed. Regards, Mark markrages@gmail -- Mark Rages, Engineer Midwest Telecine LLC markrages@midwesttelecine.com -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist