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From: baileyc@tramp.Colorado.EDU (BAILEY CHRISTOPHER R)
Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help,comp.emacs
Subject: Making TAB = 4 no matter what
Keywords: gnuemacs, tab
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Date: 11 Nov 90 23:36:33 GMT
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I want to make a tab in emacs go 4 spaces every time I press tab.  I am
mostly using C-mode, and I have c-indent-level set to 4, and 
c-tab-always-indent set to nil so I can tab in the middle of a line.  
However, the tabs in the middle of a line go 8 spaces, and I want them
to go only 4 spaces.  Also, if I do something like:
#ifndef lint
	static char *RCSid=...
#endif
The static char line will only be indented 2 instead of 4.  I know there must
be one of those strange c-mode varaibles dealing with this type of stuff, but
I don't know what it is, or if there isn't how do I change this?  it's not
a big deal for preprocessor stuff, but I'd still like to change it.  In 
other words, I want tab to go 4 spaces in every mode, and every conditions
within emacs.  How do I do this?



Chris Bailey :: baileyc@tramp.Colorado.EDU
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