GNU bug report logs - #15875
24.3.50; diff-mode counts first column when determining tab width

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Message #16 received at 15875 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Nathan Trapuzzano <nbtrap <at> nbtrap.com>
Cc: 15875 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#15875: 24.3.50;
 diff-mode counts first column when determining tab width
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 11:32:31 -0500

>> Note that diff-mode also handles diffs that have a mix of context-style
>> and unified-style hunks, but such a tab-offset feature wouldn't be able
>> to handle it correctly.  Not a big issue, tho.
> What if the tab width were a text property instead of a buffer variable?

Seems overkill.  The `space' display property already provides pretty
much that (among other things).


        Stefan

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