From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Drew Adams Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#3568: 23.0.94; no doc for character composition Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2016 12:42:56 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <623906f5-d8d6-416b-b435-7f3b0f44944a@default> References: <87potadfe9.fsf@gnus.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1461786264 23506 80.91.229.3 (27 Apr 2016 19:44:24 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2016 19:44:24 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 3568@debbugs.gnu.org To: Lars Ingebrigtsen Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Apr 27 21:44:11 2016 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1avVNb-00054h-7h for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 27 Apr 2016 21:44:11 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:45021 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1avVNa-0003JJ-Ld for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 27 Apr 2016 15:44:10 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:46327) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1avVNW-0003EN-OP for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 27 Apr 2016 15:44:07 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1avVNS-00041A-Jm for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 27 Apr 2016 15:44:06 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:38300) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1avVNS-000416-GK for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 27 Apr 2016 15:44:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1avVNS-0001Ak-9E for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 27 Apr 2016 15:44:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Drew Adams Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2016 19:44:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 3568 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 3568-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B3568.14617861884432 (code B ref 3568); Wed, 27 Apr 2016 19:44:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 3568) by debbugs.gnu.org; 27 Apr 2016 19:43:08 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:50637 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1avVMZ-00019Q-Ue for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 27 Apr 2016 15:43:08 -0400 Original-Received: from aserp1040.oracle.com ([141.146.126.69]:31418) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1avVMY-00018u-Gy for 3568@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 27 Apr 2016 15:43:06 -0400 Original-Received: from aserv0022.oracle.com (aserv0022.oracle.com [141.146.126.234]) by aserp1040.oracle.com (Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2/Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2) with ESMTP id u3RJgxh2018006 (version=TLSv1 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Wed, 27 Apr 2016 19:43:00 GMT Original-Received: from userv0122.oracle.com (userv0122.oracle.com [156.151.31.75]) by aserv0022.oracle.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id u3RJgxmB010694 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Wed, 27 Apr 2016 19:42:59 GMT Original-Received: from abhmp0005.oracle.com (abhmp0005.oracle.com [141.146.116.11]) by userv0122.oracle.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id u3RJgwdW013329; Wed, 27 Apr 2016 19:42:58 GMT In-Reply-To: <87potadfe9.fsf@gnus.org> X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook 2.0.1.9 (901082) [OL 12.0.6744.5000 (x86)] X-Source-IP: aserv0022.oracle.com [141.146.126.234] X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 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" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:116969 Archived-At: > > I can find no doc at all regarding character composition, beyond the > > cursory explanation given in the Emacs manual, node Input Methods. > > > > In particular, there is nothing in the Elisp manual about it. No > > documentation of functions such as `compose-region' and > > `compose-chars'. > > > > And there is no usage commentary in `composite.el'. > > > > How does one compose characters using Emacs Lisp? If characters have > > been composed, how do you decompose them? Are there any caveats to be > > aware of? Users will have such questions. >=20 > `compose-region' has a very long doc string... And it seems to have > been added to after you wrote this bug report. Does it answer your > questions now? No. `compose-region' already had that doc string when the bug was reported. That doc string has been around since at least Emacs 22. I would expect some conceptual explanation of character composition in the Elisp manual. Including how to decompose composed chars etc. What the bug report mentions. I don't think that a doc string for one command covers this topic.