From: Damien Cassou <damien@cassou.me>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 72808@debbugs.gnu.org, jaygkamat@gmail.com, 8.slashes@gmail.com
Subject: bug#72808: 30.0.90; editorconfig doesn't set tab_width to a default value
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2024 22:23:14 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87seusbbd9.fsf@cassou.me> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <jwvv7zo9zpb.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org>
Hi Stefan,
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
>> when a .editorconfig file assigns a value for "indent_size" and no
>> value for "tab_width", I expect "tab_width" to default to the value of
>> "indent_size" as described in the documentation [1]. Unfortunately,
>
> Yes, I consciously disagreed with the standard here. IMO, this better
> reflects Emacs's habitual behavior, so it makes more sense for Emacs users.
>
> Indeed, you can already get the "missing" behavior by setting
> `indent_size` to `tab` and then setting `tab_width` to the desired
> indentation size.
The problem is that the .editorconfig file can be shared across users of
different editors for a given project. Emacs disagreeing with the
standard means that Emacs users will now have to explain to their
colleagues why they are introducing a change in a .editorconfig file
that the standard says is unnecessary. This is putting me, at least, in
an uncomfortable position with non-Emacs users in my team. Additionally,
if other editors disagree with the standard for other reasons, we may
quickly reach a situation where no content of .editorconfig will suit
everyone.
--
Damien Cassou
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another without
losing enthusiasm." --Winston Churchill
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2024-08-25 19:25 ` bug#72808: 30.0.90; editorconfig doesn't set tab_width to a default value Stefan Monnier via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2024-08-25 20:23 ` Damien Cassou [this message]
2024-09-07 7:27 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-09-08 11:25 ` Stefan Monnier via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2024-09-21 9:07 ` Eli Zaretskii
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