bug#18730: [PATCH] tildify.el: introduce a `tildify-space-string' variable

[Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>]

>>> +(defcustom tildify-space-string nil
> On Thu, Oct 30 2014, Stefan Monnier wrote:
>> I think you could use " " as the default value so you can assume the var
>> only holds a string.
> I'm slightly afraid of using no-break space since it may confuse people
> who use incompatible encodings.

Such encodings are pretty rare, I think.

> Should I just go ahead with it anyway and have Emacs deal with
> encodings once user attempts to save the file?

Yes.

> Yes.  This slightly changes observable behaviour but I feel that most
> users won't even notice it since they will end up using \u00A0 and for
> the rest it might prevent some subtle problems where   is not
> defined in XML or XHTML.

As an XHTML user, I'd prefer seeing   over some numerical constant,
so if there's a way to auto-detect when it can be used, that's
even better.  But feel free to install your patch with   and keep
the   for "maybe if I find the time later".


        Stefan