From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Kenichi Handa Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#9336: 24.0.50; No way to input character #xbb4 using ta-itrans Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:27:38 +0900 Message-ID: References: <81aab2socv.fsf@gmail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1314246517 18914 80.91.229.12 (25 Aug 2011 04:28:37 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 04:28:37 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 9336@debbugs.gnu.org To: Jambunathan K Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Aug 25 06:28:33 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QwRYN-00066T-66 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 25 Aug 2011 06:28:31 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:37592 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QwRYM-0003Vw-LS for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:28:30 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:59467) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QwRYJ-0003Vq-87 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:28:28 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QwRYH-0003VG-UD for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:28:27 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:37983) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QwRYH-0003Uu-Sk for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:28:25 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QwRao-0007oS-60; Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:31:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Kenichi Handa Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 04:31:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 9336 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 9336-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B9336.131424662429597 (code B ref 9336); Thu, 25 Aug 2011 04:31:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 9336) by debbugs.gnu.org; 25 Aug 2011 04:30:24 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QwRaC-0007gx-7n for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:30:24 -0400 Original-Received: from mx1.aist.go.jp ([150.29.246.133]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QwRa7-0007Wo-TI for 9336@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:30:22 -0400 Original-Received: from rqsmtp2.aist.go.jp (rqsmtp2.aist.go.jp [150.29.254.123]) by mx1.aist.go.jp with ESMTP id p7P4Rc94005188; Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:27:39 +0900 (JST) env-from (handa@m17n.org) Original-Received: from smtp4.aist.go.jp by rqsmtp2.aist.go.jp with ESMTP id p7P4RcnT010526; Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:27:38 +0900 (JST) env-from (handa@m17n.org) Original-Received: by smtp4.aist.go.jp with ESMTP id p7P4Rc9n021502; Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:27:38 +0900 (JST) env-from (handa@m17n.org) In-Reply-To: <81vcto4mn5.fsf@gmail.com> (message from Jambunathan K on Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:53:10 +0530) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:31:02 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 1) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 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.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:50319 Archived-At: In article <81vcto4mn5.fsf@gmail.com>, Jambunathan K writes: > Kenichi Handa writes: > > In article <81aab2socv.fsf@gmail.com>, Jambunathan K writes: > > >>> Using input method tamil-itrans, there is no easy way to input character >>> #xbb4. > > > > It seems that usually "J" or "z" is assigned for that > > character in the Tamil itrans system, right? > > > > If so, please try the attached patch. Does it work? > The attached patch works fine. Thank you for testing it. I'll commit that change soon. > I was trying tamil-itrans for the first time and I find quail-help to be > a bit overwhelming. There are lots of characters that is displayed and > it is difficult to find the one that I am interested in inputting. In > some sense it is very confusing for first time user. > I believe it would be lot more helpful if the input table for vowels and > consonants be displayed upfront. I am attaching a table that I created > for myself during the process. You will find that the characters are > displayed in their natural order. The current descriptions for *-itrans input methods are what generated automatically from the corresponding mapping table, so they may not be sufficient for users. Thank you for the suggestion. I'll add it to the description of tamil-itrans. By the way, isn't it necessary to have a column for dependent vowels? Or, is to obvious for users from independent vowels? --- Kenichi Handa handa@m17n.org