Re: OT - trivial programming language
Incoming from Einstein9112@yahoo.com:
> What if the editor you're using actually puts five spaces when you hit
> tab? In that case, just about any editor should display it correctly.
My editors (emacs & vim) do. Display is not the only problem.
What happens in vi(m) when you're sitting on a tab character? First,
the cursor is at the far right of the tab character _just so you know
you're on a tab character_! Why? Probably because someone once told
vi "7x" to remove white space, and ended up mangling his file instead.
I repeat; do whatever you damn well want to. We've got expand to make
up for your perversion.
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