Re: [boost] Re: indentation on streams

From: Larry Evans (jcampbell3_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-04-23 09:09:17

Daryle Walker wrote:
[snip]
> I just had some classes that wrap a streambuf into a stream reviewed.  
> (I'm still working on the issues brought up in that review).
> 
> This reminds me: you guys are taking the approach of modifying streams; 
> is that a good idea?  I seen a similar class (by Dietmar Kuehl) that 
> worked on the stream-buffer level.  The stream classes aren't that 
> customizable, but the stream-buffer classes are.
marg_ostreambuf (in files/col_io *.zip) uses streambuf's;however,
as mentioned in:
   http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Message/boost/1610825
a ostream method to change margin is needed, and I don't
see how that can be done without using a derived class,
such as marg_ostream.