From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: is there a unicode character palette in emacs? Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:21:05 -0400 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1251473595 22663 80.91.229.12 (28 Aug 2009 15:33:15 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:33:15 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Aug 28 17:33:08 2009 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 1Mh3Rq-0003v9-Ju for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:33:06 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:56665 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Mh3Rp-0000Tj-An for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:33:05 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Mh3GL-0003W8-M7 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:21:13 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Mh3GG-0003RJ-Vb for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:21:13 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=45964 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Mh3GG-0003RA-RC for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:21:08 -0400 Original-Received: from chene.dit.umontreal.ca ([132.204.246.20]:44721) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Mh3GG-00038k-48 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:21:08 -0400 Original-Received: from faina.iro.umontreal.ca (faina.iro.umontreal.ca [132.204.26.177]) by chene.dit.umontreal.ca (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n7SFL5dC028904; Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:21:05 -0400 Original-Received: by faina.iro.umontreal.ca (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 459CD3A06F; Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:21:05 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: (Marcus Frings's message of "Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:00:49 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1.50 (gnu/linux) X-NAI-Spam-Score: 0 X-NAI-Spam-Rules: 1 Rules triggered RV3350=0 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) 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:114764 Archived-At: >>> has anyone developed a command that calls up a unicode table? that is, >>> similar to Mac OS's Character Palette or Windows's charmap.exe? >> X-Symbol had such a thing, back then (tho it wasn't for unicode). > But does X-Symbol work on a recent Emacs > 23? AFAIK X-Symbol is somewhere between moribond and dead. A large part of its functionality is now offered by stock Emacs (and stock GNU/Linux for the font side). I only mentioned it as a piece of code that might be relevant for someone who wants to implement the requested feature. Stefan