I hate you all

[rusi]

On Apr 6, 8:41 pm, Grant Edwards <inva... at invalid.invalid> wrote:
> On 2013-04-06, Neil Cerutti <ne... at norwich.edu> wrote:
>
> > On 2013-04-06, Roy Smith <r... at panix.com> wrote:
> >> (*) There was a fad about 10 or 15 years ago to print code
> >> samples in books in proportional fonts.  Prentice-Hall seemed
> >> to be particularly guilty of this.  Fortunately, common sense
> >> prevailed and everybody has gone back to monotype.
>
> > Bjarne Stroustrup likes it, and I agree with him that code is
> > even easier to read that way, especially in hard-copy.
>
> I'd have to disagree.  There are too many times when things are easier
> to read/maintain by visually aligning columns:
>
>  * struct/array initializers
>
>  * constant definitions
>
>  * parallel/identical operations on multiple different variables
>
>  * vertical alignment of a parameter lists in multi-line function calls
>
> --
> Grant

I believe that it is at least possible to wish for the best of all
worlds.
http://nickgravgaard.com/elastictabstops/ (browser needs java)

Pragmatically I continue to use emacs with a fixed-width font.
Not claiming I am too happy with this choice. That includes a whole
lot of stuff, not just fonts