Re: auto indentation

On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 09:52:16AM +0100, Ashley Sheridan wrote: <snip> > > I set it to use tabs of 4 spaces wide and use c-style indenting. It > doesn't automatically indent as I write, but I find it a good thing that > an editor doesn't change anything I write, as that is where problems can > occur! <snip> I've had this behavior with most every editor I've had. I lived with it. However, when I went to vim, I found out that it will automatically indent braces and code properly. I thought, "Gee, that's nice. Save me some work". But as it turns out, it's saved me a lot of debug time. When the indenting goes wonky in vim, I know I've failed to close a brace somewhere, or put too many in. It has about the same benefit to me as syntax highlighting (which ensures I don't misspell key words). Paul -- Paul M. Foster