From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#35230: char-displayable-p return code is conflictingly documented Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2020 17:09:23 +0200 Message-ID: <877dtsox24.fsf@gnus.org> References: <837ebzmlnf.fsf@gnu.org> <83bm18k795.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="25227"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cc: Robert Pluim , 35230@debbugs.gnu.org To: Eli Zaretskii Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Fri Aug 21 17:10:14 2020 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 1k98gI-0006Sn-8g for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Fri, 21 Aug 2020 17:10:14 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:54308 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1k98gH-0003rF-5D for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Fri, 21 Aug 2020 11:10:13 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:40380) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1k98g7-0003qy-10 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 21 Aug 2020 11:10:03 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:36516) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1k98g6-0003wq-Nd for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 21 Aug 2020 11:10:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1k98g6-0005IO-HV for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 21 Aug 2020 11:10:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2020 15:10:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 35230 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs Original-Received: via spool by 35230-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B35230.159802258320320 (code B ref 35230); Fri, 21 Aug 2020 15:10:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 35230) by debbugs.gnu.org; 21 Aug 2020 15:09:43 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:48062 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1k98fm-0005Hg-UZ for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 21 Aug 2020 11:09:43 -0400 Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([95.216.78.240]:46966) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1k98fl-0005HT-Ie for 35230@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 21 Aug 2020 11:09:42 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnus.org; s=20200322; h=Content-Type:MIME-Version:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:Date: References:Subject:Cc:To:From:Sender:Reply-To:Content-Transfer-Encoding: Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender: Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Id:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=Qy8X5fXevnI5ni2AHabLdG2s8ZpKFhCnnpGJj4Y8R48=; b=jNP8hNpRUHW6nG3SQ1sy+Yk2wa we88F5Qw4KnXTvWTWWBMaSJSg9013fg5/nLVmq8MT9B5Ki+0Od572NgYA068CYToiIwEmcXeFoLf2 FmNfBvMaJGAwVHblgKYgmAbEZt3PwPVfcCHq3ai4LUd2S9JVT/KASnvM0PLOnZ2TDMss=; Original-Received: from cm-84.212.202.86.getinternet.no ([84.212.202.86] helo=xo) by quimby with esmtpsa (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1k98fV-0007W9-6E; Fri, 21 Aug 2020 17:09:35 +0200 X-Now-Playing: Cristina's _Disco Clone_: "Disco Clone & Clone Instrumental" In-Reply-To: <83bm18k795.fsf@gnu.org> (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Sun, 14 Apr 2019 17:10:14 +0300") 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" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:185890 Archived-At: Eli Zaretskii writes: >> +This function may return non-@code{nil} even when there is no font >> +available, since it also checks if the coding system for the text >> +terminal can encode the character. >> @end defun > > Thanks. I think we should tell more about the testing of text > terminal capabilities, because otherwise the reference to terminal > encoding comes out of the blue without being mentioned anywhere else, > since the preceding text talks only about fonts and fontsets, > i.e. only about GUI frames. Robert, this was over a year ago -- the documentation fix is an improvement, but did you look into also saying some words about text terminal capabilities? -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no