Re: Wrong default indents in message.el

[Karl Eichwalder <keichwa@gmx.net>]

Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE (Kai Großjohann) writes:

> I think that relative indentation is a Good Thing(tm) for text-like
> modes.

I disagree.

> If you want to advance to the next tab stop, you can always do
> M-i.

Why forcing a user to use a non standard keybinding if he wants to have
    a standard effect.  "relative indentation" hurts the rule of "less
    surprise".  I never saw a user reports saying "indentations sucks"
    when writing mails with message.el.  A working piece of software was
    changed for no good (just to please the developers).  This is a Bad
    Thing(tm).

And a bug was introduced; cf. the indentation style of the previous
    paragraph.

> But of course, the meaning of TAB should be customizable in some way.
> <advertisement> message-x provides a user option for
> this... </advertisement>

I vote to change it back as it ever was.  The TAB/message-x thingie
    doesn't seem to be documented what's a bad thing, too.

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