Wireshark · Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] tab-width considered less effective than some might think

[Gerald Combs <gerald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bill Meier wrote:
> Another example: I note that  viewvc assumes (or is configured to 
> assume) 8 character tabs stops when displaying Wireshark source
> (http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc).

It looks like Viewvc just dumps everything into a <pre></pre> container
and lets the browser decide.

> I've been thinking for quite some time about suggesting that the use 
> "non 8 space tabs" (eg: tab stops every 4 spaces) be deprecated;
> 
> So: what do others think ?  :)

Visual C++ defaults to tabs for indentation with tab stops every 4
characters. I'm not sure if these settings can be overridden without
changing the user's global preferences.