Re: Sometimes I wonder why I even started programming...

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On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 3:57 PM, TG <tg-php@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>  Should always use a monospace font in editors, so you should never have a
>  problem with font size differences.  A space is as wide as an "I", etc.
>
>  I don't remember what the default was, but my main editor is set for "Courier
>  New", Notepad in Vista defaults to "Lucida Console".  I have a friend who
>  uses "Consolas" in Vista.
>
>  -TG
>
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: "Eric Butera" <eric.butera@xxxxxxxxx>
>  To: nrixham@xxxxxxxxx
>  Cc: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>  Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:39:21 -0500
>  Subject: Re:  Sometimes I wonder why I even started programming...
>
>
> > I can hit tab and shift/tab too and it puts in spaces for me.
>  >
>
>
> > The reason I prefer spaces over tabs is because in my experience fonts
>  > on different platforms and sizes seem to render tabs slightly off.  So
>  > on some font combinations my code lines up fine, while on others it
>  > doesn't.  Perhaps it is something stupid I'm doing.  At work I use
>  > monaco 14 point.  At home I use Bitstream Vera Sans Mono ~8 pt.  Aside
>  > from that I could care less about this holy war. ;)
>
>

They are mono spaced fonts.  I used to think the same thing too, but
at different sizes & font sizes a tab was not always the same distance
in my experience.

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