Making tabs illegal

[David Porter]

* Matthew Schinckel <baron at null.net>:
> On Jul 8, I overheard Justin Sheehy mutter:
> 
> > Matthew Schinckel <baron at null.net> writes:
> > 
> > > I hate having to hit space four times, I'd much rather just use tab.
> > 
> > You should get a decent editor.
> 
> You have missed my point entirely - I am arguing against the banning of
> tabs - my editor does tabs, syntax highlighting and autoindenting.

I believe that he is saying that a decent editor can be configured to use
four spaces when you hit tab, so that is no reason to not ban tabs. Emacs
with Python Mode converts the pressing of a tab to four spaces and it
auto-indents with four spaces.