Re: [PATCH 3/5] build: Add 'emacs-build-system'

[Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com>]

Federico Beffa (2015-06-22 22:33 +0300) wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 7:59 PM, Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Well, these trailing spaces are artifacts of (inaccurate) coding.  Emacs
>> can't read user's mind to decide if the spaces are redundant or
>> intended.
>
> No need to read the mind... you just look if there are characters
> other than white spaces (and possibly TABs) between newlines :-)
>
> But, my question was NOT: how can I see white spaces. Rather: is there
> a Guix coding style "rule" which states that white spaces there are
> undesired.
>
> I personally prefer to have them, because then, if I use M-up/down, I
> move to the beginning/end of a whole top-level block, without stopping
> at internal points and that's what I want most of the time.
>
> So, these spaces are not just coding artifacts, but have some use.

Ouch, I didn't realize that you left the spaces intentionally, sorry.  I
always thought that "avoiding trailing whitespaces" is a general
convention everywhere.

But I see your point now, that's a nice trick!

For lisp/scheme code I use 'beginning-of-defun'/'end-of-defun' commands
instead of 'backward-paragraph'/'forward-paragraph' (if that's what is
bound to M-up/down for you).

-- 
Alex