--- .emacs.orig	2008-02-12 23:45:57.000000000 -0700
+++ .emacs	2008-02-12 23:50:44.000000000 -0700
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ; or merge (whatever you want of) this stuff into your existing .emacs
 ; if you already have one.
 
+; Last messed with: Tue Feb 12 23:39:59 2008 - tell emacs not to use hard TABs when indenting
 ; Last messed with: Thu Jan 31 14:15:29 2008 - add ctest keyboard macro
 ; Last messed with: Wed Jan 30 10:24:39 2008 - light derusting for cs241'ers
 ; Last messed with: Tue Aug 17 15:10:08 2004 - cs259 punch-ups, switch-to-buffer
@@ -52,6 +53,10 @@
           nil (not current-prefix-arg))))
   (switch-to-buffer buf))
 
+; Plausible suggestions for code from the ACE folks
+(setq-default indent-tabs-mode nil)
+(setq-default nuke-trailing-whitespace-p t)
+
 ;;; Global key bindings
 
 (global-unset-key "\^Xn")		    ; I mistype ^Xn too much.