Re: Sometimes I wonder why I even started programming...

On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 3:57 PM, TG <tg-php@gryffyndevelopment.com> wrote: > > Should always use a monospace font in editors, so you should never have a > problem with font size differences. A space is as wide as an "I", etc. > > I don't remember what the default was, but my main editor is set for "Courier > New", Notepad in Vista defaults to "Lucida Console". I have a friend who > uses "Consolas" in Vista. > > -TG > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eric Butera" <eric.butera@gmail.com> > To: nrixham@gmail.com > Cc: php-general@lists.php.net > Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:39:21 -0500 > Subject: Re: [PHP] Sometimes I wonder why I even started programming... > > > > I can hit tab and shift/tab too and it puts in spaces for me. > > > > > > The reason I prefer spaces over tabs is because in my experience fonts > > on different platforms and sizes seem to render tabs slightly off. So > > on some font combinations my code lines up fine, while on others it > > doesn't. Perhaps it is something stupid I'm doing. At work I use > > monaco 14 point. At home I use Bitstream Vera Sans Mono ~8 pt. Aside > > from that I could care less about this holy war. ;) > > They are mono spaced fonts. I used to think the same thing too, but at different sizes & font sizes a tab was not always the same distance in my experience.