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From: Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com>
To: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: describe-char should display the character's Unicode name
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:41:08 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <868ww3vydn.fsf@lifelogs.com> (raw)

`describe-char' currently displays the character, but in cases where the
font is not capable of that, just the codepoint number is not very
useful for the user.  The character's Unicode name would be nice, but
the user has to customize `describe-char-unidata-list'.  At least the
Unicode name ('name) should be in `describe-char-unidata-list' by
default.  Since `describe-char' is used rarely and the user really wants
to know about the character, I think this is sensible.  It could also be
used for `what-cursor-position' which is similarly rarely used.

Ted





             reply	other threads:[~2008-07-15 17:41 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 160+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-07-15 17:41 Ted Zlatanov [this message]
2008-07-15 20:42 ` describe-char should display the character's Unicode name Juri Linkov
2008-07-16  2:29   ` Kenichi Handa
2008-07-17  0:35     ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-17  1:26       ` Kenichi Handa
2008-07-17 14:09         ` Ted Zlatanov
2008-07-17 23:40         ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-18  0:10           ` Miles Bader
2008-07-18  0:47             ` inputting characters by hexadigit Kenichi Handa
2008-07-18  0:54               ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-07-18  1:01               ` Miles Bader
2008-07-18  4:48               ` David De La Harpe Golden
2008-07-18 12:39                 ` Miles Bader
2008-07-18 16:17                   ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2008-07-18 17:33                     ` David De La Harpe Golden
2008-07-18 18:08                       ` James Cloos
2008-07-18 18:59                         ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2008-07-18 21:29                           ` James Cloos
2008-07-19  0:30                             ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-21  1:41                               ` Stefan Monnier
2008-07-21  5:35                                 ` David De La Harpe Golden
2008-07-22 22:59                                   ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-22 23:17                                     ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-07-22 23:29                                     ` David De La Harpe Golden
2008-07-29 16:07                                 ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-29 18:00                                   ` Stefan Monnier
2008-07-19  5:49                             ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2008-07-19  0:13                     ` Miles Bader
2008-07-19  0:29                     ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-19  0:27                   ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-20 20:28                     ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-21  1:46                       ` Stefan Monnier
2008-07-21  5:07                         ` David De La Harpe Golden
2008-07-21  6:04                           ` Stefan Monnier
2008-07-21  9:01                             ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-21 11:04                               ` Johan Bockgård
2008-07-21 11:11                                 ` David Kastrup
2008-07-21 14:20                                   ` Johan Bockgård
2008-07-21 14:24                                     ` David Kastrup
2008-07-21 14:33                                       ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-07-21 14:37                                         ` David Kastrup
2008-07-21 19:25                               ` James Cloos
2008-07-21 19:53                                 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-07-21 20:23                                   ` Miles Bader
2008-07-21 20:38                                     ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-07-21 21:49                                     ` Johan Bockgård
2008-07-21 22:03                                       ` David Kastrup
2008-07-21 23:37                                         ` Johan Bockgård
2008-07-22  1:26                                           ` David De La Harpe Golden
2008-07-22 22:52                                           ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-21 20:31                                   ` David Kastrup
2008-07-21 20:36                                     ` David De La Harpe Golden
2008-07-21 20:43                                       ` David Kastrup
2008-07-21 20:50                                         ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-07-21 21:12                                           ` David Kastrup
2008-07-21 21:03                                         ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2008-07-21 21:24                                           ` Drew Adams
2008-07-22  4:03                                           ` Miles Bader
2008-07-21 21:06                                         ` David De La Harpe Golden
2008-07-22  4:04                                         ` Miles Bader
2008-07-21 20:31                                   ` James Cloos
2008-07-21 21:11                                   ` David De La Harpe Golden
2008-07-21 23:43                                 ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-22  4:06                                   ` Miles Bader
2008-07-21 16:54                             ` David De La Harpe Golden
2008-07-21 17:04                               ` David De La Harpe Golden
2008-07-21  6:16                           ` David Kastrup
2008-07-22  0:51                         ` Kenichi Handa
2008-07-22  7:56                           ` Juanma Barranquero
2008-07-22  8:33                             ` Miles Bader
2008-07-22 10:57                               ` Juanma Barranquero
2008-07-22 12:26                               ` Kenichi Handa
2008-07-22 12:33                                 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-07-22 12:35                                   ` Miles Bader
2008-07-22 16:16                                 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-07-22 16:54                                   ` Drew Adams
2008-07-22 20:38                                     ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2008-07-22 22:55                                       ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-23  0:08                                       ` David De La Harpe Golden
2008-07-23  2:18                                       ` Miles Bader
2008-07-22 22:54                                   ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-23  0:28                                   ` Miles Bader
2008-07-23  1:02                                   ` Kenichi Handa
2008-07-23  2:32                                     ` Stefan Monnier
2008-07-23  3:18                                       ` Miles Bader
2008-07-23  3:38                                       ` David De La Harpe Golden
2008-07-23  3:53                                         ` Stefan Monnier
2008-07-23  4:26                                           ` David De La Harpe Golden
2008-07-23 19:19                                             ` Stefan Monnier
2008-07-23 20:26                                               ` David De La Harpe Golden
2008-07-23  9:03                                           ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-23 10:15                                             ` Miles Bader
2008-07-23 14:27                                               ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-23 14:58                                                 ` Miles Bader
2008-07-22 14:06                             ` Drew Adams
2008-07-23 13:01                               ` Ted Zlatanov
2008-07-23 13:05                                 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-07-23 13:44                                   ` Drew Adams
2008-07-23 14:27                                   ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-23 19:24                                     ` Stefan Monnier
2008-07-23 22:32                                       ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-24  2:05                                         ` Stefan Monnier
2008-07-29 15:51                                           ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-29 17:33                                             ` Chong Yidong
2008-07-29 17:51                                               ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-29 19:55                                                 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-07-29 20:51                                                   ` Chong Yidong
2008-07-30 15:29                                                     ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-31 19:20                                                       ` Ted Zlatanov
2008-07-18  0:38           ` describe-char should display the character's Unicode name Kenichi Handa
2008-07-18  0:58             ` Miles Bader
2008-07-18 13:33               ` Ted Zlatanov
2008-07-18 13:53                 ` Drew Adams
2008-07-18 14:31                 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-07-18 15:22                   ` Ted Zlatanov
2008-07-19  0:45                     ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-21 16:35                       ` Ted Zlatanov
2008-07-21 16:35                         ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-07-21 16:58                           ` David De La Harpe Golden
2008-07-22 22:57                         ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-23 14:47                           ` Ted Zlatanov
2008-07-23 22:31                             ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-23 22:52                               ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-07-24 13:29                                 ` Ted Zlatanov
2008-07-24 13:39                                   ` Lennart Borgman
2008-07-24 15:27                                     ` Ted Zlatanov
2008-07-24 15:34                                       ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-07-25  0:41                                         ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-25  2:24                                           ` Kenichi Handa
2008-07-19  0:35                 ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-19  1:11                   ` Kenichi Handa
2008-07-20  0:29                     ` inputting characters by hexadigit Juri Linkov
2008-07-20  1:23                       ` Kenichi Handa
2008-07-20 20:27                         ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-23 14:37                           ` Ted Zlatanov
2008-07-23 19:31                             ` Stefan Monnier
2008-07-23 20:19                               ` Ted Zlatanov
2008-07-24  2:08                                 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-07-24 13:20                                   ` Ted Zlatanov
2008-07-24 13:40                                     ` Lennart Borgman
2008-07-24 14:03                                     ` Stefan Monnier
2008-07-24 15:25                                       ` Ted Zlatanov
2008-07-24 16:06                                         ` Stefan Monnier
2008-07-24 17:00                                           ` Drew Adams
2008-07-24 18:15                                             ` Ted Zlatanov
2008-07-24 18:37                                               ` Drew Adams
2008-07-28 13:56                                                 ` Ted Zlatanov
2008-07-24 20:12                                             ` Stefan Monnier
2008-07-24 20:27                                               ` Drew Adams
2008-07-24 20:37                                                 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-07-24 21:30                                                   ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-07-24 21:59                                                     ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-07-28 14:00                                                   ` Ted Zlatanov
2008-07-23 22:35                               ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-23 23:00                                 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-07-24  2:18                                   ` Stefan Monnier
2008-07-25  0:52                                     ` Juri Linkov
2008-07-24 13:24                                 ` Ted Zlatanov
2008-07-24 15:55                                   ` Drew Adams
2008-07-19  0:35               ` describe-char should display the character's Unicode name Juri Linkov

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