From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Luc Teirlinck Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: char-table-range Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 09:40:09 -0600 (CST) Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <200402191540.i1JFe9K24443@raven.dms.auburn.edu> References: <200402160043.JAA17207@etlken.m17n.org> <200402160130.i1G1UKG04241@raven.dms.auburn.edu> <200402190128.i1J1StG21175@raven.dms.auburn.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1077205401 32665 80.91.224.253 (19 Feb 2004 15:43:21 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 15:43:21 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org, rms@gnu.org, handa@m17n.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Thu Feb 19 16:43:04 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AtqKO-0006KH-00 for ; Thu, 19 Feb 2004 16:43:04 +0100 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AtqKO-0000Wb-00 for ; Thu, 19 Feb 2004 16:43:04 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AtqKL-0004Yk-Lv for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Thu, 19 Feb 2004 10:43:01 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1AtqIy-0004C3-Ia for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 19 Feb 2004 10:41:36 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1AtqID-0003fl-CM for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 19 Feb 2004 10:41:21 -0500 Original-Received: from [131.204.53.104] (helo=manatee.dms.auburn.edu) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AtqI9-0003Zt-R1; Thu, 19 Feb 2004 10:40:45 -0500 Original-Received: from raven.dms.auburn.edu (raven.dms.auburn.edu [131.204.53.29]) by manatee.dms.auburn.edu (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i1JFecKt028578; Thu, 19 Feb 2004 09:40:38 -0600 (CST) Original-Received: (from teirllm@localhost) by raven.dms.auburn.edu (8.11.6+Sun/8.11.6) id i1JFe9K24443; Thu, 19 Feb 2004 09:40:09 -0600 (CST) X-Authentication-Warning: raven.dms.auburn.edu: teirllm set sender to teirllm@dms.auburn.edu using -f Original-To: teirllm@dms.auburn.edu In-reply-to: <200402190128.i1J1StG21175@raven.dms.auburn.edu> (message from Luc Teirlinck on Wed, 18 Feb 2004 19:28:55 -0600 (CST)) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:20068 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:20068 >>From my previous message: While it does seem possible to get the default value by specifying a generic character, there is a strange subtle asymmetry between _setting_ the default value for, say, ipa, and setting the corresponding generic character (6272 in this case). Setting the default value using `set-char-table-default' does _not_ override non-nil pre-existing values in the charset _except_ for the generic character itself. Setting the generic character itself overrides the entire charset. Is this intentional? If yes, I will clearly document it (because it is confusing). On second thought, this _must_ be intentional, otherwise the function set-char-table-default would be completely unnecessary. I will just document the fact. Sincerely, Luc.