From 2257368f1a5617d536c51a3ab242455515313668 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brian Ashworth Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 13:20:27 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] CONTRIBUTING.md: mention tab width for line length Adds a note about assuming a tab width equal to 4 spaces when determining the line length to CONTRIBUTING.md --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index a5a5111f..031f51f5 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ balance the lines. ### Line Length -Try to keep your lines under 80 columns, but you can go up to 100 if it -improves readability. Don't break lines indiscriminately, try to find nice -breaking points so your code is easy to read. +Try to keep your lines under 80 columns, assuming a tab width equal to 4 spaces, +but you can go up to 100 if it improves readability. Don't break lines +indiscriminately, try to find nice breaking points so your code is easy to read. ### Names