From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#48058: tab-width's docstring Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2021 18:32:21 +0300 Message-ID: <83y2d3hhfe.fsf@gnu.org> References: <87a6pj50u6.fsf@gmail.com> <83eeevj0kt.fsf@gnu.org> <87wnsnkcz1.fsf@gmail.com> <8335vbixea.fsf@gnu.org> <87tunrkbdi.fsf@gmail.com> Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="3476"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: 48058@debbugs.gnu.org To: Gustavo Barros Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Tue Apr 27 17:33:18 2021 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1lbPi9-0000mF-At for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Tue, 27 Apr 2021 17:33:17 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:37002 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lbPi8-0006XR-EN for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Tue, 27 Apr 2021 11:33:16 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:38416) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lbPhu-0006Wz-Ex for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Apr 2021 11:33:03 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:39058) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lbPhu-0002jM-7k for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Apr 2021 11:33:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1lbPhu-0005rz-4t for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Apr 2021 11:33:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2021 15:33:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 48058 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs Original-Received: via spool by 48058-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B48058.161953756622539 (code B ref 48058); Tue, 27 Apr 2021 15:33:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 48058) by debbugs.gnu.org; 27 Apr 2021 15:32:46 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:50604 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1lbPhe-0005rT-6V for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 27 Apr 2021 11:32:46 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:58258) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1lbPhb-0005rF-Ca for 48058@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 27 Apr 2021 11:32:45 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]:52669) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lbPhW-0002cC-4q; Tue, 27 Apr 2021 11:32:38 -0400 Original-Received: from 84.94.185.95.cable.012.net.il ([84.94.185.95]:1808 helo=home-c4e4a596f7) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1lbPhR-0001nt-NZ; Tue, 27 Apr 2021 11:32:34 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87tunrkbdi.fsf@gmail.com> (message from Gustavo Barros on Tue, 27 Apr 2021 12:14:50 -0300) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:205028 Archived-At: > From: Gustavo Barros > Cc: 48058@debbugs.gnu.org > Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2021 12:14:50 -0300 > > I didn't expect anything different to happen. It is just that > `tab-width' is determining more than just the "display width of the TAB > character": if you (or the major-mode for you) are indenting with spaces > the content of the buffer is different according to `tab-width', it not > just a matter of "display". > > But I see your point, and perhaps the docstring is clearer to someone > more seasoned than myself, and avoids other pitfalls along the way which > I do not even see. Hopefully, it will feel just as clear to me someday. > ;-) Fair enough, let's see if there are other opinions about this.