before upgrade

.spacemacs

@@ -683,6 +683,7 @@ before packages are loaded."
   (global-set-key (kbd "<f9> s") 'jp/set-dotfiles-environment)
   (global-set-key (kbd "<f9> u") 'jp/unset-dotfiles-environment)
 
+
   (defun jp/set-scm-git()
     (interactive)
     (setq magit-git-executable "/usr/local/bin/scm-git"))
@@ -708,6 +709,23 @@ before packages are loaded."
     ;; test from https://superuser.com/questions/452649/org-mode-to-markdown-converter
     (require 'ox-md nil t)
 
+
+
+    ;; org mode should not use tabs
+    ;; work-around for 'tab width in org files must be 8, not 2. please adjust your tab-width settings for org mode'
+
+    (defun jp/org-mode-tab-setup ()
+      ;; Don't use real TAB characters in Org
+      (setq-local indent-tabs-mode nil)
+      ;; But keep tab-width at 8 so Org's parser is happy
+      (setq-local tab-width 8))
+
+    (add-hook 'org-mode-hook #'pn/org-mode-tab-setup)
+
+    ;; end of tabs work-around
+
+
+
     (setq org-directory "~/Documents/org")
     (setq org-default-notes-file "~/Documents/org/inbox.org")