From: Kristof Bastiaensen <kristof@...>
Date: 2006-08-18T08:30:10+09:00
Subject: Re: newb: setting up GNU Emacs for Ruby -- help

On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 04:50:17 +0900, John Gabriele wrote:
> On 8/15/06, Ryan Davis <ryand-ruby@zenspider.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Aug 15, 2006, at 11:07 AM, John Gabriele wrote:
>>
>> [snip]
>> Do note that ruby-mode will use 2 (which is idiomatic) because of:
>>
>> (defcustom ruby-indent-level 2
>>    "*Indentation of ruby statements."
>>    :type 'integer :group 'ruby)
>>
>> Stick with 2 and we won't have to kill you. :P
> 
> Uh oh. I might have to live dangerously then. ;)
> 

I personally find 2 too narrow to distinguish different indentation
levels, so I use 3.

>> > What does ruby-electric do that ruby-mode doesn't? Do they overlap?
>> > What is it about ruby-electric drives you nuts?
>>
>> Again, I suggest you start looking at some lisp and poking around.
> 

If I may shamelessly suggest my own extension: ri-emacs
<http://rubyforge.org/projects/ri-emacs/>
It's an interface for ri from emacs that uses completion.

Kristof