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authorBill Meier <wmeier@newsguy.com>2013-11-01 20:39:11 +0000
committerBill Meier <wmeier@newsguy.com>2013-11-01 20:39:11 +0000
commit2a69c2d05ca2f2da9ee0c5b96aa0cfa8933a834f (patch)
tree24a66dc6a9a308c1c4758347d7f5d6c3630125ac /doc/README.developer
parent02f2b76bdd1a6c2da03cba4f3dd210b18f040879 (diff)
Remove a phrase which implies that tab widths other than 8 are OK.
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@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ trying to keep things consistent for other developers.
5. White space convention.
-Avoid using tab expansions different from 8 column widths, as not all
+Please avoid using tab expansions different from 8 column widths, as not all
text editors in use by the developers support this. For a detailed
discussion of tabs, spaces, and indentation, see
@@ -696,9 +696,9 @@ discussion of tabs, spaces, and indentation, see
When creating a new file, you are free to choose an indentation logic.
Most of the files in Wireshark tend to use 2-space or 4-space
indentation. You are encouraged to write a short comment on the
-indentation logic at the beginning of this new file, especially if
-you're using non-mod-8 tabs. The tabs-vs-spaces document above provides
-examples of Emacs and vi modelines for this purpose.
+indentation logic at the beginning of this new files. The
+tabs-vs-spaces document above provides examples of Emacs and vi
+modelines for this purpose.
Please do not leave trailing whitespace (spaces/tabs) on lines.