Re: [Vala] Emacs vala-mode

[David Gomes <david elementaryos org>]

(setq indent-tabs-mode nil) will *not* work on default vala-mode. Vala-mode
*forces* tabs.

On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 8:04 PM, Evan Nemerson <evan coeus-group com> wrote:

> On Thu, 2012-08-23 at 19:19 +0100, David Gomes wrote:
> > Vala's official indentation method is 4 spaces. However, vala-mode on
>
> [citation needed].  The closest thing to an official statement on the
> matter that I'm aware of is the valac source code, which uses tabs.
>
> > Vala's website is made it so that Emacs indents with tabs. Attached is a
> > fixed version of that vala-mode.el to make it indent with spaces.
>
> It's really a personal, or per-project, preference.  People who want
> spaces can use their ~/.emacs to (setq indent-tabs-mode nil) to do so.
> I do (I prefer two spaces).
>
> You could also use file variables to set this on a per-file basis, or
> directory variables (see
> http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/DirectoryVariables) to set it for an
> entire project.
>
> > I think it should be replaced on Vala's (live.gnome) website.
>
> I don't think it should be unless you can cite your source for the
> "official indentation method" statement, but it /is/ a wiki...
>
>
> -Evan