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Date:      Tue, 8 Mar 2005 09:33:46 +0100
From:      "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@FreeBSD.org>
To:        "Devon H. O'Dell" <dodell@sitetronics.com>
Cc:        www@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Tabs and spaces in www and doc
Message-ID:  <20050308083345.GB994@eddie.nitro.dk>
In-Reply-To: <1110268418.3928.2.camel@localhost.localdomain>
References:  <200503080336.j283aPuE084945@freefall.freebsd.org> <1110268418.3928.2.camel@localhost.localdomain>

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On 2005.03.08 08:53:38 +0100, Devon H. O'Dell wrote:
> Again, another thing I'm sure there's a good reason for, but why do www
> (and doc, I suppose) use two spaces up until you get to 8, and then use
> a tab? Why not use tabs and set the width to two spaces? Spaces make it
> a real hassle to (re)format ;).

The convention is documented in the FDP Primer, but some doc/ and most
www/ have a rather inconsistent style... (read: is a big mess :-) ).

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Simon L. Nielsen

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