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I don't see the difference between that and having to preprocess every command you run to change the number of spaces used per indentation level (a much harder

• btilly 9y ago
  Why would you need to change the number of spaces to read it? You probably have a different preference and what you get, but your preference is unlikely to be material to legibility. Most people have settled with somewhere between 2-4 spaces, and a max of 80-120 character lines. I have an opinion on what I prefer in that range, but I'll live with a variety of stuff. And most others can as well.
  • Sean1708 9y ago
    > Why would you need to change the number of spaces to read it? Yes, why? You were the one that said: > If you don't want that, then each tool has to be configured separately, with a different method for each.
    • btilly 9y ago
      There are two reasons for that. First of all how deeply you go when you align text isn't particularly important. But actually aligning it is super important for it to be readable. It is therefore hard to read a mix of tabs and spaces with the tabstop set wrong. Secondly while how deep isn't as important, research has found that comprehension drops outside of the range from 2-4 spaces. Therefore the 8 space default that every tool uses for tabs is suboptimal even if you consistently only have tabs everywhere. The fact that many tools across many environments with many users all have to get it right, and the standard default is bad, makes tabs worse for collaboration.