In C mode, add the line
(setq c-basic-offset 4)
to your .emacs file. In Python, it is py-indent-offset. More generally, the tab-length variable is tab-width (if you want to set this in your .emacs file, use setq-default. When working interactively, use ESC-x set-variable.
emacs-tabs
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2005-11-02, 10:47
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