First, how do I fix the identation of the if then else? getList = find 5 where find 0 = return [] find n = do ch <- getChar if ch `elem` ['a'..'e'] then do tl <- find (n-1) return (ch : tl) else find n
OK. Thanks. I didn't find that one because it's not offered as an identation option in emacs haskell mode.
It's not just a missing option, it's a bug. I'll hopefully get around to fixing it soon.
Emacs is evil!
Of course, that's why we like it so much.
It also inserts random tab characters into your code just to save a few space bytes.
Actually, it has nothing to do with saving space: it only uses TABs because many people *want* to use tabs. Of course, the rest of the users *doesn't want* to use tabs, so we get to be flogged both ways. BTW, when was the last time you tried haskell-mode? Haskell-mode (at least since version 2.0) makes it difficult for the user to insert TABs by mistake.
Tends to completely trash indentation e.g. when pasting code into mails etc.
Huh? You mean your mail reader doesn't display tabs in the same way as 8 spaces? TABs are evil for many reasons, but I've never seen this one. Stefan