XOM API for Processing XML with Java

[Noam Tamim <noamtm AT gmail.com>]

Slightly off topic, but can you please elaborate on that? I see only
benefits to using tabs instead of spaces. I'm interested in the trouble you
think it causes.

Thanks, Noam.

On 10/3/05, Elliotte Harold <elharo AT metalab.unc.edu> wrote:
>
> 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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