Mailing-List: contact cygwin-developers-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-developers-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin-developers AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Message-ID: <006a01c0deea$504e5bc0$ec33273f@ca.boeing.com> From: "Michael A. Chase" To: Cc: References: <200105171420 DOT KAA18313 AT envy DOT delorie DOT com> Subject: Re: What tab spacing is everyone using for changes Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 08:58:58 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 I normally use another editor for my own work, but I use Emacs when updating source from someone else because it tends to be more careful about preserving tabs and the like. You can download a version for Win32 from ftp://ftp.cs.washington.edu/pub/ntmacs . Don't let the 'NT' scare you, I've used it under Win95 as well. -- Mac :}) Give a hobbit a fish and he'll eat fish for a day. Give a hobbit a ring and he'll eat fish for an age. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Keener" To: "DJ Delorie" Cc: Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 08:43 Subject: Re: What tab spacing is everyone using for changes > DJ Delorie wrote: > >Tabs are as wide as eight spaces. You should use the GNU coding > > Thanks again DJ. > > > If you use emacs, just > > select the GNU c-style. > > Emacs is the editor right :-) (really showing my experience level now > huh) and as you can tell I don't. I just use vi but maybe I should use > emacs.