From: Jeffrey Schwab <jeff@...>
Date: 2006-02-06T22:43:20+09:00
Subject: Re: Editor on Mac OS X

Matthew Smillie wrote:
> On Feb 4, 2006, at 1:23, Dan Munk wrote:
> 
> 
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am evaluating a number of editors for my company for Rails and
>> utility development.  I am looking at
>>
>> TextMate
>> SubEthaEdit
>> Komodo
>>
> 
> I've never seen the need for a company-wide standard editor.  Every  
> time I've had to use one, I've ended up just using emacs on the sly.

Same here, except that I use Vim.

> So let the coders pick what they want to use, would be my  
> recommendation.  You may not get a discount on a site license, but at  
> least a few of them would pick vim/emacs, so it'd likely even out.

Yep, seconded.

> Just make sure everyone knows to use spaces and not tabs, and you'll  do 
> fine.

I think I've finally been won over on that issue.  I still use tabs in 
my own code, but before distributing it, I replace them with spaces.  No 
one has said anything yet, but I like to think they are smiling in their 
offices. :)

:set et
:%retab