So then your arguement is based on the presupposition that
- Terminal widths really matter, and 80characters is such a die hard rule everyone must unconditionally follow it.
- Terminal widths should include the indentation - has other implications as well, reference the analogy to code searches
- That it is easier to set a standard on the amount of spaces than it is a standard on the visual representation of an indent
Myself, personally, I think that you are wrong on every point. I believe only word characters should count towards your arbitrary horizontal width. And if text-editors must hold true to 80 visual characters, or 78characters of width, then these editors should be free to display a tab differently or more intelligently wrap lines. The possibilities for a display of depth are damn near infinite, and there is no reason to stringently stick to an exaggerated amount of spaces at all.
Evan Carroll
www.EvanCarroll.com
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