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 rather than 4 that we use in Android Studio. As a result the code
 looks very different in the browser than in the IDE. You can configure your
 personal tab width in your Gitlab [profile preferences](https://code.briarproject.org/profile/preferences)
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+# Static Imports
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+Please use static imports of methods and fields such as `import static android.widget.Toast.LENGTH_LONG` wherever possible so that you can write `LENGTH_LONG` instead of `Toast.LENGTH_LONG`. Exceptions are cases where a static import reduces clarity such as writing `Builder` instead of `AlertDialog.Builder` or `MAX_VALUE` instead of `Integer.MAX_VALUE`.
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