Re: Spaces vs tabs (documentation is contradictory)

On Nov 11, 2014, at 2:28 AM, James Graham <james@hoppipolla.co.uk> wrote:

> On 11/11/14 01:12, Zhang, Zhiqiang wrote:
> 
>>> "
>>> Use tabs rather than spaces for indentation
>>> "
>>> http://testthewebforward.org/docs/test-format-guidelines.html#style-rules
>>> 
>>> versus
>>> 
>>> "
>>> For indentation, spaces are preferred over tabs.
>>> "
>>> http://testthewebforward.org/docs/review-checklist.html#in-depth-
>>> checklist
>>> 
>>> What's the right option?
>>> Please, update the documentation to avoid misunderstandings.
>> 
>> Prefer spaces for indentation; see an update at
>> 
>> https://github.com/w3c/testtwf-website/pull/261
> 
> I think the reason for this is that CSS prefers tabs and wpt prefers spaces.
> 

Not really, there are a few folks in the CSSWG that have a personal preference for tabs (and they are in the minority), but for tests we never really made a fuss.