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		ryanaghdam on Feb 2, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Poll: Spaces or tabs? This isn't a valid argument for anyone using a proper text editor -- vi has auto indent, and emacs can autoindent using the tab key.

randomfool on Feb 2, 2013 [–]

Less common though is a delete which treats spaces as tabs. I'm sure many do it, but Sublime was the first one I encountered that did it automatically.

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