Re: Variables indent-tabs-mode and tab-always-indent

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Jun 19, 2022, 06:10 by eliz@gnu.org:

>> Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2022 06:12:54 +0200 (CEST)
>> From: carlmarcos--- via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
>>
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>> Documentation for variable `indent-tabs-mode` states "Indentation can insert tabs if this is non-nil".
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>> How do these two variables work together
>>
>
> When the value of tab-always-indent and the situation in which you
> press the TAB key are such that Emacs decides to indent the line,
> indent-tabs-mode controls whether Emacs inserts just spaces or a muix
> of TABs and spaces.
>
Does this mean that `tab-always-indent` is just about what happens when the tab key is used;
whilst `indent-tabs-mode` is concerned about the indentation style of whether to use tab or spaces? 

>> and do they conflict?
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>
> No.
>
Do you recommend to enable both?  The variable `indent-tabs-mode` does not say what it uses as default.