tags 48058 + patch thanks Gustavo Barros writes: >>> Perhaps we could change the docstring note along the lines of: >>> >>> NOTE: Some major modes use this variable to determine an >>> indentation >>> step, but Emacs itself only uses this to display the width of a >>> TAB >>> character. >>> >>> Would something like that make sense? >> >> Something like that, yes. Perhaps just making the original text less >> definitive will do as well. > > Just chiming in to say I'm following the discussion attentively, but > have nothing to add. Both Stefan's and Eli's suggestions look like > improvements to me. And I'll be happy with what you come up with. How does the attached patch look?