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> > I don't see how things in a proportional-width font would be any
> > different with tabs or spaces. Don't tabs just insert a configured
> > number of spaces?
> 
> No, tabs are tabs. Tabs expand or contract to fit to the configured
> tab stops. Ever used a word processor?

Yes. First of all, who uses word processors for development? But if
that is the example you want to use, try this out: Paste the following
into a word processor using a proportional-width font (I used Times
New Roman):

iiiiiiiiii<tab>iiiiiiiiii<tab>iiiiiiiiii
wwwwwwwwww<tab>wwwwwwwwww<tab>wwwwwwwwww

If you replace '<tab>' with an actual tab, I bet it doesn't line up.
Proportional fonts are just a bad idea for viewing code, regardless of
whether you use tabs or spaces for alignment.

> > As Dale has already mentioned, spaces are interpretted consistently
> > everywhere. The same cannot be said for tabs. With that being true
> > (and it IS), I can't see why you would want to use tabs.
> 
> Spaces are NOT interpretted consistently everywhere, did you not
> just read my last post on this?

Yes, and I chose not to acknowledge it, as nobody in their write mind
would write code in a proportional width font. If you want to throw
that in the mix - fine. I am assuming you are viewing code in a
fixed-width font. Almost ANY editor I have uses Courier or something
similar. If that is what we are talking about, than spaces are
consistent, tabs are not. I fail to see how you cannot grasp this
concept. If you want to use a propertional-width font, more power to
you.

Ryan