From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Gregory Heytings <gregory@heytings.org>
Cc: monnier@iro.umontreal.ca, 64024@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#64024: 29.0.91; `emoji-insert` shows me confusing empty lists
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2023 08:17:00 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <838rcluwxf.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <42ff58c7e8d26a9b3cb1@heytings.org> (message from Gregory Heytings on Wed, 14 Jun 2023 23:05:59 +0000)
> Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2023 23:05:59 +0000
> From: Gregory Heytings <gregory@heytings.org>
> cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>, 64024@debbugs.gnu.org
>
>
> >> 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.
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Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-06-12 18:15 bug#64024: 29.0.91; `emoji-insert` shows me confusing empty lists Stefan Monnier via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2023-06-13 2:29 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-06-14 20:49 ` Stefan Monnier via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2023-06-14 21:36 ` Gregory Heytings
2023-06-14 22:49 ` Stefan Monnier via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2023-06-14 23:05 ` Gregory Heytings
2023-06-15 5:17 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2023-06-15 8:12 ` Gregory Heytings
2023-06-15 8:30 ` Robert Pluim
2023-06-15 8:41 ` Gregory Heytings
2023-06-15 8:44 ` Gregory Heytings
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