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Re: show whitespace problems by default in diff-mode
From: |
Dan Nicolaescu |
Subject: |
Re: show whitespace problems by default in diff-mode |
Date: |
Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:36:54 -0700 (PDT) |
Miles Bader <address@hidden> writes:
> 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.
The feature we are talking about here is exclusively about highlighting
the "introduced trailing whitespace"...
- 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, 2009/07/16
- Re: show whitespace problems by default in diff-mode,
Dan Nicolaescu <=
- 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