From 276e88731bb652be2e4458d32be1865437d0b575 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stefan Monnier Date: Tue, 7 May 2013 10:12:57 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] * buffer.c (tab-width): Mention that it doesn't control indentation. --- src/buffer.c | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/buffer.c b/src/buffer.c index 3810d3db079..abebdf21135 100644 --- a/src/buffer.c +++ b/src/buffer.c @@ -5501,6 +5501,8 @@ This is the same as (default-value 'left-margin). */); DEFVAR_BUFFER_DEFAULTS ("default-tab-width", tab_width, doc: /* Default value of `tab-width' for buffers that do not override it. +NOTE: This controls the display width of a TAB character, and not +the size of an indentation step. This is the same as (default-value 'tab-width). */); DEFVAR_BUFFER_DEFAULTS ("default-case-fold-search", @@ -5692,6 +5694,8 @@ Linefeed indents to this column in Fundamental mode. */); DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("tab-width", &BVAR (current_buffer, tab_width), Qintegerp, doc: /* Distance between tab stops (for display of tab characters), in columns. +NOTE: This controls the display width of a TAB character, and not +the size of an indentation step. This should be an integer greater than zero. */); DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("ctl-arrow", &BVAR (current_buffer, ctl_arrow), Qnil, -- 2.39.2