> Does Emacs support or have any extension that "tabs" the right amount of spaces based on the programming language/filetype? Probably - I mean it depends what

> Does Emacs support or have any extension that "tabs" the right amount of spaces based on the programming language/filetype? Probably - I mean it depends what you want. Emacs is almost infinitely programmable. If you want to set it up as a Python IDE then there're sites like this telling you how: http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/?action=browse;oldid=PythonMode;id=PythonProgrammingInEmacs http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/?action=browse;oldid=PythonMo... This is a quick clip of Emacs using Rope for instance: http://youtu.be/OMi-uN-6O1Q http://youtu.be/OMi-uN-6O1Q If you want to set it up as a Lisp IDE then you're probably wanting to go and install SLIME: http://common-lisp.net/project/slime/ http://common-lisp.net/project/slime/ It depends what you want it to do, but emacs is an incredibly powerful program and learning it pays off massively, in my experience. :)