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Re: show whitespace problems by default in diff-mode
From: |
Miles Bader |
Subject: |
Re: show whitespace problems by default in diff-mode |
Date: |
Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:24:48 +0900 |
Óscar Fuentes <address@hidden> writes:
> It's not only about pedantry. The worst thing about trailing whitespace
> is that it tends to come and go while editing the file and when finally
> the changes are committed it creates noise on VCS diffs and is
> considered antisocial. This is why on some sites trailing whitespace is
> forbidden and people there would appreciate a method for easy detection
> and some tools for deletion.
No doubt. But that's a specific special case: when you're viewing a
diff of changes over which one has easy control (e.g., vc-diff of the
working tree).
I can see an argument for turning on highlighting of "introduced
trailing whitespace" (not in the context lines) by default for vc-diff
of the working tree, but more general ("pedantic") highlighting
shouldn't be on by default.
-Miles
--
My spirit felt washed. With blood. [Eli Shin, on "The Passion of the Christ"]
- show whitespace problems by default in diff-mode, Dan Nicolaescu, 2009/07/16
- Re: show whitespace problems by default in diff-mode, Miles Bader, 2009/07/16
- Re: show whitespace problems by default in diff-mode, Dan Nicolaescu, 2009/07/16
- Re: show whitespace problems by default in diff-mode, Miles Bader, 2009/07/16
- Re: show whitespace problems by default in diff-mode, Óscar Fuentes, 2009/07/16
- Re: show whitespace problems by default in diff-mode,
Miles Bader <=
- Re: show whitespace problems by default in diff-mode, Dan Nicolaescu, 2009/07/16
- Re: show whitespace problems by default in diff-mode, Óscar Fuentes, 2009/07/17
- Re: show whitespace problems by default in diff-mode, Miles Bader, 2009/07/17
- Re: show whitespace problems by default in diff-mode, Dan Nicolaescu, 2009/07/17
- Re: show whitespace problems by default in diff-mode, Miles Bader, 2009/07/17
Re: show whitespace problems by default in diff-mode, Óscar Fuentes, 2009/07/16
Re: show whitespace problems by default in diff-mode, Stefan Monnier, 2009/07/16