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Re:But no, 80-column terminals in 2020 isn't “reasonable” an... by ric2b on Saturday May 30, 2020 @06:01PM (#23365151)
Vertical alignment of related lines.
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Re:But no, 80-column terminals in 2020 isn't “reasonable” an... by dkersten on Saturday May 30, 2020 @08:58PM (#23366266)
If you indent with tabs, you can still align with spaces for vertical alignment.
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Re:But no, 80-column terminals in 2020 isn't “reasonable” an... by PunksATawnyFill on Sunday May 31, 2020 @10:44AM (#23369880)
That’s the whole point of tabs. How is this an argument against them?
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Re:But no, 80-column terminals in 2020 isn't “reasonable” an... by ric2b on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @03:47PM (#23395481)
Because it doesn't work with tabs, someone else will have a different tab-width.
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