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Subject: Re: elisp manual, page "Display Tables" is opaque
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	 The value should be `nil' or a vector of glyph values (*note
	 Glyphs::).  If an element is `nil', it says to display that
    character
	 according to the usual display conventions (*note Usual Display::).

    Nowhere is it defined what a "glyph VALUE" is.

A "glyph value" is just a value which is interpreted as a glyph.  You
must be prepared to interpret such words in their ordinary English
meanings.

I have tried clarifying the text; maybe you will like the new version
better.