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Should the Wiki Coding Style use tabs or spaces for indentation?
Poll ended at Wed Jul 06, 2011 8:13 am
tabs 35%  35%  [ 13 ]
spaces 65%  65%  [ 24 ]
Total votes : 37
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 Post subject: Re: Wiki Coding Style: Tabs vs. Spaces
PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 3:00 pm 
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Drew wrote:
I am not trying to advocate tabs over spaces, I am trying to advocate hierarchy over complexity.
That's good, no problem with that.
Drew also wrote:
Though I am saying spaces for indentations is a bad habit, which sets you up for complexity failure.
Oh wait, I thought you said you weren't trying to advocate spaces over tabs. Perhaps I misunderstood.

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 Post subject: Re: Wiki Coding Style: Tabs vs. Spaces
PostPosted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 7:59 pm 
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I am now in support of spaces as the Wiki standard.
Hopefully my vote made a difference. :wink:

(This isn't over... tabs will ultimately prevail!)


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 Post subject: Re: Wiki Coding Style: Tabs vs. Spaces
PostPosted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 12:32 am 
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I'm not sure why you are all missing my point as if you seemingly didn't read my posts, or surely didn't understand what I'm trying to say
Good thing that it helped to decrease the number of green-skinned people. :mrgreen:

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 Post subject: Re: Wiki Coding Style: Tabs vs. Spaces
PostPosted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 12:31 am 
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Location: Supporting the cause: Use \tabs to indent code. NOT \x20 spaces.
Curses, I came in late and only just saw this topic, and to add insult to injury, I can't vote D:

Tabs! :twisted:

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 Post subject: Re: Wiki Coding Style: Tabs vs. Spaces
PostPosted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 12:50 am 
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Hi,

Spaces won. Now whoever uses tabs in the wiki would be tortured till death, :twisted:

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