I\'ve noticed that most of the HTML/XML/HAML that gets generated from plugins uses 2 spaces instead of 1 tab. I use textmate and have tabs set to 4 spaces for HAML/HTML/XML and
In more practical terms, if you use mutliple OS and editors ( such as at work I used RubyMine on Win XP and TextMate on my MacBook at home and one of our developers uses Notepad ++ and another Aptana and we even have one who uses Netbeans, all of these editors interpret tabs differently - different indentation, but 2 spaces are always 2 spaces. Also if you ever use HAML or if you need to copy paste your code into some websites that try to colorcode your code, 2 spaces are essential.