From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Gregory Heytings Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#64024: 29.0.91; `emoji-insert` shows me confusing empty lists Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2023 08:12:45 +0000 Message-ID: <2e319d6dd8ae9e3f7b9e@heytings.org> References: <83wn08w0vg.fsf@gnu.org> <42ff58c7e873ea4aedd8@heytings.org> <42ff58c7e8d26a9b3cb1@heytings.org> <838rcluwxf.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="2399"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: monnier@iro.umontreal.ca, 64024@debbugs.gnu.org To: Eli Zaretskii Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Thu Jun 15 10:13:34 2023 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1q9i6n-0000TG-DM for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Thu, 15 Jun 2023 10:13:33 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1q9i6P-0005aD-9P; Thu, 15 Jun 2023 04:13:09 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1q9i6I-0005LR-TA for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 15 Jun 2023 04:13:03 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1q9i6I-0004MM-KY for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 15 Jun 2023 04:13:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1q9i6I-00022g-3j for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 15 Jun 2023 04:13:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Gregory Heytings Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2023 08:13:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 64024 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs Original-Received: via spool by 64024-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B64024.16868167697831 (code B ref 64024); Thu, 15 Jun 2023 08:13:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 64024) by debbugs.gnu.org; 15 Jun 2023 08:12:49 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:46108 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1q9i64-00022F-Qf for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 15 Jun 2023 04:12:49 -0400 Original-Received: from heytings.org ([95.142.160.155]:44306) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1q9i62-000225-PM for 64024@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 15 Jun 2023 04:12:47 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=heytings.org; s=20220101; t=1686816765; bh=A4bcs0qDZzRJlso+HQn0FswbNaHvaDkPtpsR3rrhHqY=; h=Date:From:To:cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:Message-ID:References:From; b=cUWlP6CV7kdGh/auIG5WRoP+o2u66dQ648sEgQm8r7ga8cqO0l53N1gHHJWR7Gnxy xPhDmo8k67CymZUGrb7ti7T+Y3kNnB85gDfgci7Jfvc+3HxTSP/Lt+byUgGoKxLyhN m7W79EJ0wLWbleSF7sQsM+DHclodLH/0jdq1jFMfhcokqn6zqwlzbWx3pNvV6qxFgb NyGDS3AN0UvR2vy1olragBELoYOFRC6PtJAIYKvzK2UV3+zvF2/yQ8F3zGobe/92sg G6/a37BAT8HI+GAoDOwoK2/x1Ke1aUd5bp0usD+NMfardH+ngLhp2dbUUYbqDocvgd o0x0BRYCmsvWw== In-Reply-To: <838rcluwxf.fsf@gnu.org> X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:263409 Archived-At: >>>> Perhaps the emoji-* commands (C-x 8 e [eilrs]) should simply error >>>> out when (list-fonts (font-spec :script 'emoji)) is nil? >>> >>> FWIW, I do like being able to insert some emojis even if I don't have >>> access to all of them (and actually I'd even be happy to insert them >>> without being able to see them, assuming I can see their name instead >>> :-) >> >> Yes, but you can still do that with C-x 8 RET, right? The C-x 8 e >> commands use transient menus, and (as you described in the bug report) >> don't quite work when a suitable emoji font is not available. >> >> In theory, another option would be to display, in these transient >> menus, emoji names instead of emoji characters when no emoji font is >> available, but there is not enough room for list of names such as >> "SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES AND HAND COVERING MOUTH" (which fit >> better in *Completions*). > > We have the "emoji" input method, which can help here, I think. > That's yet another way to do it. But without a suitable font it doesn't work well either, e.g. after :) you see a list of four possible choices which are displayed in the echo area with tofus.