I would be grateful to see this happen in Gimp. On 24 December 2015 at 17:59, john smith <kingstonflat@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > [image: Boxbe] <https://www.boxbe.com/overview> john smith ( > kingstonflat@xxxxxxxxx) is not on your Guest List > <https://www.boxbe.com/approved-list?tc_serial=23770986085&tc_rand=561504614&utm_source=stf&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ANNO_MWTP&utm_content=001&token=A5Z9ktqqV3VMccZHETxRRb7TWoulg9VcsmFy89BfflWE1F5NGHdsjuDvbk6HgOee&key=xqaVutTDwSaOyHt%2BdlyCNoBmBvb6CDL2dkjBRfW83jo%3D> > | Approve sender > <https://www.boxbe.com/anno?tc_serial=23770986085&tc_rand=561504614&utm_source=stf&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ANNO_MWTP&utm_content=001&token=A5Z9ktqqV3VMccZHETxRRb7TWoulg9VcsmFy89BfflWE1F5NGHdsjuDvbk6HgOee&key=xqaVutTDwSaOyHt%2BdlyCNoBmBvb6CDL2dkjBRfW83jo%3D> > | Approve domain > <https://www.boxbe.com/anno?tc_serial=23770986085&tc_rand=561504614&utm_source=stf&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ANNO_MWTP&utm_content=001&dom&token=A5Z9ktqqV3VMccZHETxRRb7TWoulg9VcsmFy89BfflWE1F5NGHdsjuDvbk6HgOee&key=xqaVutTDwSaOyHt%2BdlyCNoBmBvb6CDL2dkjBRfW83jo%3D> > > On 24 December 2015 at 06:28, <jcupitt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 24 December 2015 at 10:55, john smith <kingstonflat@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > >> I had a read of https://github.com/GNOME/gimp/blob/master/HACKING but > >> there is no mention of line length in the style guide. > > > > > > GIMP uses a lightly modified GNU style, so 80 characters line length. > > > >> However, I can't help feeling that the code might be more readable > >> with a slightly longer line length. > > > > > > Perhaps! But it's all 80 and is very unlikely to be changed. If you > submit a > > patch which breaks the 80 rule you'll probably be asked to reformat. > > Consistency trumps almost all other considerations in a large project. > > > >> Is the code auto-formatted or done by hand? > > > > > > There's no auto format on commit. > > > > There are lots of tools which can format GNU style, for example the > standard > > "indent" filter defaults to GNU. It will sometimes mess up comment > > formatting though. Google have a very fancy code reformatter which might > do > > a better job. > > > > (I'm not actually a gimp dev, but that's my understanding of the > situation, > > corrections pls.) > > > > John > > > Fair enough. > > Or > http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/6558/indent-all-the-files-in-a-project-using-emacs > ....... :D > _______________________________________________ > gimp-developer-list mailing list > List address: gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx > List membership: > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-developer-list > > -- D/Insp. BUPE Joseph *Data Protection Officer, INTERPOL NCB Lusaka* *Zambia Police Service Headquarters,* *Criminal Investigation Department,**P.O. Box 50104, Lusaka* *Zambia* *Officer Phone/Fax*: + 260 211 255218 _______________________________________________ gimp-developer-list mailing list List address: gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-developer-list