Move tab width setting to init.org

2 files changed, 22 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/.emacs.d/init.el b/.emacs.d/init.el
index 1c02126..bbda377 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/init.el
@@ -910,7 +910,6 @@ from myaethon2.core.decorators import (
 
 ;;;; Unconditional settings
 
-(setq-default tab-width 4)
 (setq-default truncate-lines t)
 
 (setq custom-file "~/.emacs.d/custom.el")
diff --git a/.emacs.d/init.org b/.emacs.d/init.org
index 4f07cf3..43c9c89 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/init.org
+++ b/.emacs.d/init.org
@@ -486,6 +486,26 @@
      (setq-default indent-tabs-mode nil)
    #+END_SRC
 
+** Use four spaces for indentation
+
+   I once, long ago, started out with using eight spaces for each
+   level of indentation. Although I think, technically, I was using
+   tabs. This means that even just 3 levels of indentation take up a
+   /huge/ amount of space that can't be used for anything else. Since I
+   also try to limit the length of the lines in my code, this can make
+   for very little code per line.
+
+   I also tried (and enjoyed) two spaces, but after a while, looking
+   at bigger files, I noticed that it all becomes a blur. Two spaces
+   is not a big-enough visual difference to make code read nicely, in
+   my opinion.
+
+   So far, I have quite enjoyed four spaces for most code[fn:4].
+
+   #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
+     (setq-default tab-width 4)
+   #+END_SRC
+
 * Notes
 
   Here are some random or somewhat general notes about things you may
@@ -516,3 +536,5 @@
 [fn:2] https://github.com/sabof/svg-mode-line-themes
 
 [fn:3] http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22175214/automatically-switch-language-in-gnus-depending-on-recipient
+
+[fn:4] I still use 2 spaces for some languages, like HTML.