Yes, tab means move to the next column position divisible by 8. So N
tabs at the beginning of a line is equivalent to 8*N spaces.
This is a very widespread convention at least on Digital/DEC and Unix systems.
-s
On 1/24/08, Rupert Swarbrick <rupert.swarbrick at lineone.net> wrote:
> This is a small question, but am I right in thinking maxima uses a
> tab-width of 8 in general?
>
> (This _really_ _really_ isn't a complaint - I just want to see the same
> indentation as everyone else.)
>
> Rupert
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