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From: fehrja@iscdcvm3.cdcgate.dupont.com (John Albert Fehr)
Subject: Re: Smalltalk formatting styles...
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In article <3ockpt$2jl@isnews.is.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp>, jeff@is.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp (Jeff McAffer) says:
>If I understand your question, my answer is, "it doesn't matter".
>Auto-formatters of the type I build/use (optionally) reformat the code
>everytime you look at it.  Therefore, the way it is stored/saved is
>completely immaterial. 
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>Note that this also makes code reviews easier because you cut through
>all the cultural/style issues of formatting right to the actual code
>and what it is doing. 

*Amen* to these thoughts, Jeff.   how does one go about modifying one's personal
formatter in VW?   it sounds like you've gotten into it...  

happy trails,  -John F.
