Currently when doing method chaining on multiple lines we get the following indentation: something.ala .one .two .three An alternative style that seems to be popular is: something.ala .one .two .three Here are some references (not just for Ruby): * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluent_interface * https://github.com/bbatsov/ruby-style-guide/pull/176#issuecomment-18664622 I guess it will be good if ruby-mode supported the alternative style via some customisable option. -- Cheers, Bozhidar