Re: [cp-patches] Formatting change of JTextComponent.java

[Michael Koch]

On Sun, Feb 27, 2005 at 05:25:53PM +0100, Meskauskas Audrius wrote:
> This path replaces occuring tabs by spaces, assuming the tabulation size 8. 
> The code layout and content is not changed. While some lines look shifted in 
> the 
> path file, this seems being because the + and tab results the column 8 while 
> + and 8 spaces results the column 9.
> 
> This is a preparatory path for the subsequent patch that includes the code 
> alterations.

Why do you do this patches ? We have no rule for Tabs vs. Spaces except
that 1 Tab is 8 spaces. But we have no rule to avoid tabs. If we ever
decide on it these changes should be done by tools running
automatically.


Michael