XOM API for Processing XML with Java

[Elliotte Harold <elharo AT metalab.unc.edu>]

Alex Blewitt wrote:
> The Serializer class supports a number of spaces for
> indentation purposes (via the setIndent method).
> However, we use tabs at work so that individuals can
> set their own visual distance by affecting how tabs
> are rendered in the editor.
>
> This doesn't seem possible with the Serializer class.
> Would it be possible to add support for inserting a
> tab instead of 'n' spaces, either now or in the
> future?

Using tabs for indentation in source code is a bad idea. It causes 
nothing but trouble. This feature will not be added.

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