RE: Spaces instead of tabs in new mode

[Drew Adams]

> > (setq-default indent-tabs-mode nil) to avoid tab indenting.
>
> 
> I programmed a new mode. Can't I say that specifically for this mode I
> want this to always happen?

Put (setq indent-tabs-mode nil) in the function that turns on your mode (e.g.
`foo-mode').

This variable is automatically buffer-local, so when you use `setq' (not
`setq-default') to set it, you are setting it only in the current buffer, that
is, the buffer that is in your mode.