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Date:      Thu, 20 Jan 2000 08:31:15 +0200
From:      Giorgos Keramidas <charon@hades.hell.gr>
To:        "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@futuresouth.com>
Cc:        freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Pico, indentation (was: Re: The 3.4-STABLE sources ...)
Message-ID:  <20000120083115.B2879@hades.hell.gr>
In-Reply-To: <20000119001149.A24456@futuresouth.com>
References:  <200001181134.MAA45912@dorifer.heim3.tu-clausthal.de> <kqpuuzy57w.fsf@cip12.melaten.rwth-aachen.de> <20000118112201.A44535@rtfm.net> <20000118122300.A18846@futuresouth.com> <20000119002857.B57016@hades.hell.gr> <20000119001149.A24456@futuresouth.com>

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On Wed, Jan 19, 2000 at 12:11:49AM -0600, Matthew D. Fuller wrote:
> 
> I personally would be a LOT happier without pico.  Unfortunately, I'd
> like my friend to be productive in this code project we're working on, so
> for the time being (until I finish converting him and getting him
> comfortable with vi, the Supreme Good Editor) that means I have to give
> him pico.  And some of this code is just useless to try and read with
> 8-char tabstops...

You know what they say.  If your indentation level exceeds a well
defined limit (the 80 characters of a terminal line being one such,
uhm, `well defined limit'), you might have to reconsider your design.

Without any intention to offend anyone, I'd suggest your friend starts
reading that style(9) manpage.

Ciao.

-- 
Giorgos Keramidas, < keramida @ ceid . upatras . gr >
"Don't let your schooling interfere with your education." [Mark Twain]


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