From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
To: VanL <van@scratch.space>
Cc: 36454@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#36454: 26.2.90; feature request - Insert char by hex tab completion or C-x 8 RET ffe <TAB>
Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 00:45:55 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87r27016xo.fsf@mouse.gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m2o92elbqy.fsf@scratch.space> (VanL's message of "Mon, 01 Jul 2019 12:39:01 +1000")
VanL <van@scratch.space> writes:
> This is a feature request for 'Insert character (Unicode name or hex)'
> to include 'hex tab completion'. For example, to use one of the ffe
> common prefix arrow symbols from unicode.
>
> Type:
> -input- C-x 8 RET
> -output- Insert character (Unicode name or hex):
> -input- ffe <TAB>
>
> Expect Emacs's response to include hex tab completions for 'ffe <TAB>'
>
> ￩ ffe9
> ￪ ffea
> ￫ ffeb
> ￬ ffec
>
> But, Emacs's response only has Unicode name completion, like GIRAFFE FACE.
Hm... I don't think this sounds very useful, because the hex values are
kinda tightly packed, so you get too many matches. And they get in the
way of name completion. So I'm closing this as a wontfix; if somebody
disagrees, feel free to reopen.
--
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
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2019-07-01 2:39 bug#36454: 26.2.90; feature request - Insert char by hex tab completion or C-x 8 RET ffe <TAB> VanL
2019-07-08 22:45 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen [this message]
2019-07-15 8:34 ` Sebastian Urban
2019-07-15 16:03 ` Drew Adams
2019-07-15 18:59 ` Sebastian Urban
2019-07-15 19:29 ` Drew Adams
2019-07-17 17:20 ` Sebastian Urban
2019-07-17 21:34 ` Drew Adams
2019-07-18 9:50 ` Eli Zaretskii
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2019-07-18 16:15 ` Drew Adams
2019-07-18 16:53 ` Eli Zaretskii
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2019-07-18 20:44 ` Drew Adams
2019-07-19 6:41 ` Eli Zaretskii
2019-07-19 23:07 ` Richard Stallman
2019-07-20 8:04 ` VanL
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2019-07-19 15:30 ` Drew Adams
2019-07-19 20:12 ` Sebastian Urban
2019-07-20 7:10 ` Eli Zaretskii
2019-07-20 13:28 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2019-07-20 14:36 ` Sebastian Urban
2019-07-20 15:54 ` Eli Zaretskii
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