Absolute alignment and level of indent dependent code are two separate tasks. The former is a pre-formatted fixed-width character document that can only be vie

Absolute alignment and level of indent dependent code are two separate tasks. The former is a pre-formatted fixed-width character document that can only be viewed one way. The latter is a document which is easily processed; editors should show the intended logical representation of the information according to user preferences for conveying such meanings (though for terminal compatibility they often default to either 8 or 4 fixed width spaces in less powerful editors; still the meaning is conveyed clearly).