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-rw-r--r--alacritty.yml9
-rw-r--r--alacritty_macos.yml9
2 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/alacritty.yml b/alacritty.yml
index af4535d5..a0225f56 100644
--- a/alacritty.yml
+++ b/alacritty.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,14 @@ scrolling:
# to the terminal.
auto_scroll: false
-# Display tabs using this many cells (changes require restart)
+# Spaces per Tab
+#
+# This setting defines the width of a tab in cells. Changes to this
+# value require a restart to take effect.
+#
+# Some applications, like Emacs, rely on knowing about the width of a tab.
+# To prevent unexpected behavior in these applications, it's also required to
+# change the `it` value in terminfo when altering this setting.
tabspaces: 8
# When true, bold text is drawn using the bright variant of colors.
diff --git a/alacritty_macos.yml b/alacritty_macos.yml
index 05173e6a..7834cc78 100644
--- a/alacritty_macos.yml
+++ b/alacritty_macos.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,14 @@ scrolling:
# to the terminal.
auto_scroll: false
-# Display tabs using this many cells (changes require restart)
+# Spaces per Tab
+#
+# This setting defines the width of a tab in cells. Changes to this
+# value require a restart to take effect.
+#
+# Some applications, like Emacs, rely on knowing about the width of a tab.
+# To prevent unexpected behavior in these applications, it's also required to
+# change the `it` value in terminfo when altering this setting.
tabspaces: 8
# When true, bold text is drawn using the bright variant of colors.