Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] modelines
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From: Stephen Fisher <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:47:41 -0600
On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 01:51:05AM +0000, Chris Maynard wrote:

> however, I am wondering if 8 is simply used more than 4 because that's 
> what the Wireshark modeline generation tool happens to default to,

I believe the GNU standard is for an 8 space tabstop, but now I can't 
find a reference to back up that claim.

> Hence the inquiry about adding setq tab-width, [and implicitly 
> indent-tabs-mode too).  As more and more modelines get added, I was 
> just thinking that it might be nice to have as many common editors 
> covered as reasonably possible instead of adding some now and having 
> to go back again to add more later.

Can modelines be at the top of a file?  The boiler plate copyright 
notice from doc/README.developer might be a good place to put it.
 
> I really like the modelines too; I guess I'm also lazy.

Or prefer to work smarter than harder :)