[Eric] use tabs for indentations strange behavior

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Hans-Peter Jansen wrote:
> Am Donnerstag, 7. Juni 2007 23:32 schrieb Laurent Dufréchou:
>   
>> Hi detlev,
>>
>> If i use 'use tabs for indentations' there is a strange bug.
>> Let see:
>> If the option is deselected.
>> Than you edit a new .py file.
>> all is ok with indentation.
>>
>> Now if you activate the option (with newly edited file always open).
>> Each time you add a tab, there is an indentation error!
>>
>> The opposite is not true:
>> If you start a new file with option selected and you write some code,
>> then you deselect the option, further tabulation don't do indentation
>> errors.
>> not a so big bug but really boring for newcomers at first configuration
>> ;)
>>     
>
> Laurent, for what is worth it, intention with spaces is widely accepted as 
> the sanest possible option in whitespace significant environments.. The 
> spared few bytes simply aren't worth the hassle at all.
>
> Consequently, this option isn't well tested, but sure, this bug needs 
> fixing.
>
> BTW, vim comes with a usable whitespace conversion via ":set ts=4",
> ":set et" and ":retab".
>
> Pete
>   

I don't care who these people are, as long as they use tabs for 
indenting ;-)

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