Re: [9fans] [PATCH] Spaceindent mode for acme

[theinicke@bss-wf.de]

Quoth Rodrigo G. López <rodrigosloop@gmail.com>:
> hi,
> 
> 9front's had this for a long time (last time i used acme it already
> did, back in 2017).
> maybe you could try to import those changes instead of rolling your own?
> 
> 
> best,
> 
> -rodri
> 
> On Thu, Aug 5, 2021 at 6:59 PM binarycat <dogedoge61@gmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > I do prefer tabs over spaces, but sometimes you have to use spaces.
> > For example, zig doesn't even allow the tab charachter in its source
> > code.
> > 
> > So, I put together a simple patch that adds a command `Spaceindent`.
> > This command works similar to `Indent`, but changing whether to insert
> > tabs or spaces. there is also the `-s` option to enable it on startup.
> > 
> > The number of spaces to insert is the same as the tab width,
> > controlled by `Tab`.
> > 
> > My implementation may be a bit awkward, I haven't tried modifying acme
> > to this extent before.
> > --
> > binarycat <dogedoge61@gmail.com>

FYI: The relevant (git) commit in 9front is 4757debd0b5935dae94944c35c3cac74b14aa209

Note however that this was already ported and a merge request (#192) was issued, but got turned down:
https://github.com/9fans/plan9port/pull/192

--
Tobias Heinicke


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