Re: Different width face in code

[Stefan Monnier]

>   This makes perfect sense since the spaces are now smaller than those
> on the previous line.  Would it make sense for the display engine to
> optionally display or calculate the indentation spaces based on the
> default font width instead of that of the inserting spaces?  This would

the NEWS file under `Changes in Emacs 21.1' says:

** Tabs and variable-width text.

Tabs are now displayed with stretch properties; the width of a tab is
defined as a multiple of the normal character width of a frame, and is
independent of the fonts used in the text where the tab appears.
Thus, tabs can be used to line up text in different fonts.


        Stefan