--- a/.emacs-my	Mon Jan 07 00:37:21 2013 +0200
+++ b/.emacs-my	Sun Jan 13 11:58:08 2013 +0200
@@ -2168,6 +2168,9 @@
 (setq list-command-history-max 256)
 
 (add-hook 'emacs-lisp-mode-hook 'turn-on-eldoc-mode)
+(defun my-emacs-lisp-mode-hook ()
+  (setq tab-width 8))
+(add-hook 'emacs-lisp-mode-hook 'my-emacs-lisp-mode-hook)
 
 (defun my-elisp-find-tag ()
   (interactive)