From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: inputting characters by hexadigit Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:39:01 +0900 Message-ID: References: <868ww3vydn.fsf@lifelogs.com> <87myki6fqp.fsf@jurta.org> <87mykhz6tf.fsf@jurta.org> <87tzeokrku.fsf@jurta.org> <87tzeogih6.fsf@catnip.gol.com> <488020A4.4060601@harpegolden.net> Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1216384936 10358 80.91.229.12 (18 Jul 2008 12:42:16 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:42:16 +0000 (UTC) Cc: juri@jurta.org, tzz@lifelogs.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org, Kenichi Handa To: David De La Harpe Golden Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jul 18 14:43:04 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KJpIW-0003a0-C2 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:42:57 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:50568 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KJpHc-00075H-2W for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:42:00 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KJpF4-0006GL-9B for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:39:22 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KJpF0-0006FU-ON for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:39:20 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=45321 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KJpEz-0006F9-BZ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:39:17 -0400 Original-Received: from tyo202.gate.nec.co.jp ([202.32.8.206]:51457) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KJpEt-0008EV-Rh; Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:39:12 -0400 Original-Received: from relay31.aps.necel.com ([10.29.19.54]) by tyo202.gate.nec.co.jp (8.13.8/8.13.4) with ESMTP id m6ICd2Du004603; Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:39:02 +0900 (JST) Original-Received: from relay21.aps.necel.com ([10.29.19.16] [10.29.19.16]) by relay31.aps.necel.com with ESMTP; Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:39:02 +0900 Original-Received: from dhapc248.dev.necel.com ([10.114.112.215] [10.114.112.215]) by relay21.aps.necel.com with ESMTP; Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:39:02 +0900 Original-Received: by dhapc248.dev.necel.com (Postfix, from userid 31295) id 3C57D417; Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:39:02 +0900 (JST) System-Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu Blat: Foop In-Reply-To: <488020A4.4060601@harpegolden.net> (David De La Harpe Golden's message of "Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:48:36 +0100") Original-Lines: 17 X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Solaris 8 (1) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:100934 Archived-At: David De La Harpe Golden writes: >> I once proposed C-q 8 and C-9 to change read-quoted-char-radix to 10 >> and 16 temporarily so that one can type C-q 9 c 0 RET to input >> U+00C0. I still think it's very convenient. > > Well, convenient, but maybe supporting emacs lisp hex > literal syntax might be more memorable? e.g. C-q #x2618 Yes, that sounds like a good syntax to me -- I think it's important that it be easy to remember, because many people will use it only occasionally. -Miles -- Mayonnaise, n. One of the sauces that serve the French in place of a state religion.