Spaces instead of Tabs

Spaces instead of Tabs

[Hakim Kahlouche]

Hi all,

I would like to use spaces tabulation instead of tabs in my c++ code using
XEMACS.
Does someone know how to get that?

Thank you in advance

--
Hakim

Re: Spaces instead of Tabs

[LLeweLLyn]

"Hakim Kahlouche" <lmchaka@lmc.ericsson.se> writes:

> Hi all,
> 
> I would like to use spaces tabulation instead of tabs in my c++ code using
> XEMACS.
> Does someone know how to get that?

Sure.
C-h C-f untabify

and read the docs, then:

C-h v indent-tabs-mode

and click on the customize link.

Re: Spaces instead of Tabs

[Benjamin Rutt]

LLeweLLyn <llewelly.at@xmission.dot.com> writes:

> "Hakim Kahlouche" <lmchaka@lmc.ericsson.se> writes:
>
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I would like to use spaces tabulation instead of tabs in my c++ code using
>> XEMACS.
>> Does someone know how to get that?
>
> Sure.
> C-h C-f untabify

C-h f untabify
-- 
Benjamin

Re: Spaces instead of Tabs

[LLeweLLyn]

Benjamin Rutt <rutt+news@cis.ohio-state.edu> writes:

> LLeweLLyn <llewelly.at@xmission.dot.com> writes:
> 
> > "Hakim Kahlouche" <lmchaka@lmc.ericsson.se> writes:
> >
> >> Hi all,
> >> 
> >> I would like to use spaces tabulation instead of tabs in my c++ code using
> >> XEMACS.
> >> Does someone know how to get that?
> >
> > Sure.
> > C-h C-f untabify
> 
> C-h f untabify

For the OP, both of the above will get help on untabify. The first is
    the info node from the emacs users manual, the second is the
    builtin help. The info node has general things to say about tabs
    and spaces, while the builtin help is specific to untabify.

Re: Spaces instead of Tabs

[Benjamin Rutt]

LLeweLLyn <llewelly.at@xmission.dot.com> writes:

> Benjamin Rutt <rutt+news@cis.ohio-state.edu> writes:
>
>> LLeweLLyn <llewelly.at@xmission.dot.com> writes:
>> 
>> > "Hakim Kahlouche" <lmchaka@lmc.ericsson.se> writes:
>> >
>> >> Hi all,
>> >> 
>> >> I would like to use spaces tabulation instead of tabs in my c++
>> >> code using XEMACS.  Does someone know how to get that?
>> >
>> > Sure.
>> > C-h C-f untabify
>> 
>> C-h f untabify
>
> For the OP, both of the above will get help on untabify.

Incorrect, only the second one works.  'C-h C-f' places you in the Gnu
Emacs FAQ, and then pressing 'u' from the word 'untabify' will take
you the top level info directory, which is miles from the "untabify"
discussion.  Continuing to press 'ntabify' from the top level of info
will get you nowhere fast.
-- 
Benjamin

Re: Spaces instead of Tabs

[Jesper Harder]

Benjamin Rutt <rutt+news@cis.ohio-state.edu> writes:

> LLeweLLyn <llewelly.at@xmission.dot.com> writes:
>
>> Benjamin Rutt <rutt+news@cis.ohio-state.edu> writes:
>>
>>> LLeweLLyn <llewelly.at@xmission.dot.com> writes:
>>>
>>> > C-h C-f untabify
>>> 
>>> C-h f untabify
>>
>> For the OP, both of the above will get help on untabify.
>
> Incorrect, only the second one works.  'C-h C-f' places you in the Gnu
> Emacs FAQ,

That's only true in CVS Emacs.  

In the released versions of Emacs only `C-h C-f' does the right thing
(i.e. runs `Info-goto-emacs-command-node').

Unfortunately key bindings like `C-h C-f' and `C-h C-i' were
gratuitously changed in CVS Emacs to the much harder to type `C-h F' and
`C-h I'.

Re: Spaces instead of Tabs

[Benjamin Rutt]

Jesper Harder <harder@myrealbox.com> writes:

> That's only true in CVS Emacs.  
>
> In the released versions of Emacs only `C-h C-f' does the right thing
> (i.e. runs `Info-goto-emacs-command-node').
>
> Unfortunately key bindings like `C-h C-f' and `C-h C-i' were
> gratuitously changed in CVS Emacs to the much harder to type `C-h F' and
> `C-h I'.

Egad!  That does seem gratuitous.  Sorry for causing confusion, I
wasn't aware of the old keybinding for 'C-h C-f'.
-- 
Benjamin