Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 13:09:18 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject: Re: Bracketing: A Matter of Style
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On Wed, 5 Apr 2000, james archer wrote:

> int main(void)
>     {
>     printf("Hello, World!");
>     return 0;
>     }
> 
> That seems to me to be the most logical way to do it, for a variety of
> reasons:
> 
> 1) The function is clearly visible, instead of being obscured, because
> it is the only thing on the far left.  This may seem trivial, but it
> makes it much easier to skim through code looking for a particular
> function.

If you use a decent editor with syntax highlighting, it will paint the
functions in special color that is easily seen at a glance.

For example, I setup Emacs so that it paints function names in
light-red color that immediately stands out in any program.

So visibility should not be such a major factor in choosing the
indentation style.

In general, indentation is a matter of personal preferences, although
the style you use is against what most people seem to prefer.