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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
Cc: rasmus@gmx.us, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: [Emacs-diffs] master 9ce1d38: Use curved quotes in core elisp	diagnostics
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 12:01:11 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <83k2sf4wiw.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <55E01CA8.80600@cs.ucla.edu>

> From: Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
> Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 01:32:40 -0700
> 
> In general, whether a character is punctuation or a letter depends on the 
> language.  "·" should be punctuation in English, arguably a space in classical 
> Latin, and a letter in Catalan.  Is Emacs flexible enough to do that now?

How do you define "the current language" in Emacs?  That's the main
problem here (as in any multi-lingual environment).

AFAIK, Emacs lacks infrastructure for providing language dependent
character properties, which differ for the same character.  However,
unless and until we come up with some useful definition of "the
current language", which itself might need some infrastructure, it
makes little sense to have language dependent properties.




  parent reply	other threads:[~2015-08-28  9:01 UTC|newest]

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     [not found] ` <E1ZR0NZ-0002SU-SM@vcs.savannah.gnu.org>
2015-08-16 21:44   ` [Emacs-diffs] master 9ce1d38: Use curved quotes in core elisp diagnostics Dmitry Gutov
2015-08-16 22:53     ` Alan Mackenzie
2015-08-16 23:16       ` Drew Adams
2015-08-18  3:40       ` Richard Stallman
2015-08-18  5:20         ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-18  8:56           ` Bastien
2015-08-18 17:34             ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-18 18:05               ` Andreas Schwab
2015-08-18 18:32                 ` Chad Brown
2015-08-18 19:42                   ` Alan Mackenzie
2015-08-18 20:17                     ` Drew Adams
2015-08-24 20:20                       ` Richard Stallman
2015-08-25 11:35                         ` Dmitry Gutov
2015-08-25 22:11                           ` Richard Stallman
2015-08-25 22:16                             ` Dmitry Gutov
2015-08-26 18:51                               ` Richard Stallman
2015-08-26 22:23                                 ` Jean-Christophe Helary
2015-08-26 22:39                                   ` David Kastrup
2015-08-26 22:53                                     ` Jean-Christophe Helary
2015-08-27  2:44                                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2015-08-27  3:11                                         ` Jean-Christophe Helary
2015-08-27  4:43                                         ` Jean-Christophe Helary
2015-08-27  4:49                                           ` Werner LEMBERG
2015-08-27 16:27                                           ` Richard Stallman
2015-08-27 16:27                                       ` Richard Stallman
2015-08-27  3:10                                   ` Alexis
2015-08-27  4:48                                     ` Werner LEMBERG
2015-08-27  4:52                                       ` Werner LEMBERG
2015-08-27  4:49                                     ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-27  5:08                                       ` Werner LEMBERG
2015-08-27  7:33                                         ` David Kastrup
2015-08-27  8:47                                         ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-27  8:56                                           ` Werner LEMBERG
2015-08-27 16:28                                           ` [TRUNCATED MESSAGE 2408 171455] " Richard Stallman
2015-08-27 17:44                                             ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-27 11:27                                       ` Alexis
2015-08-27 16:27                                       ` Richard Stallman
2015-08-27 17:16                                         ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-28  1:41                                           ` Richard Stallman
2015-08-28  2:02                                             ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-28  7:28                                               ` Eli Zaretskii
2015-08-28 21:17                                                 ` Richard Stallman
2015-08-28  8:12                                               ` Rasmus
2015-08-28  8:32                                                 ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-28  8:38                                                   ` Rasmus
2015-08-28  8:47                                                     ` Marcin Borkowski
2015-08-28  9:08                                                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2015-08-28  9:36                                                         ` Marcin Borkowski
2015-08-28  9:05                                                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2015-08-28  9:53                                                       ` Rasmus
2015-08-28 10:05                                                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2015-08-28 10:12                                                           ` Rasmus
2015-08-28 12:45                                                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2015-08-28 15:04                                                               ` Rasmus
2015-08-28 15:31                                                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2015-08-28  9:01                                                   ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2015-08-28 16:40                                                 ` Stefan Monnier
2015-08-28 19:13                                                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2015-08-29 14:50                                                     ` Stefan Monnier
2015-08-29 16:15                                                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2015-08-30  2:00                                                         ` Stefan Monnier
2015-08-30 14:41                                                           ` Eli Zaretskii
2015-08-30 15:49                                                             ` David Kastrup
2015-08-31  1:33                                                             ` Stefan Monnier
2015-08-31 14:29                                                               ` Eli Zaretskii
2015-08-31 17:36                                                                 ` Stefan Monnier
2015-08-31 17:52                                                                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2015-09-01  3:33                                                                     ` Stefan Monnier
2015-08-28 21:20                                                   ` Richard Stallman
2015-08-28  7:21                                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2015-08-18 20:53                   ` Dmitry Gutov
2015-08-18 21:43                     ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-19  1:09                       ` Dmitry Gutov
2015-08-19 18:14                     ` Richard Stallman
2015-08-20 13:56                       ` Dmitry Gutov
2015-08-21  7:51                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2015-08-21 12:43                         ` Richard Stallman
2015-08-21 12:52                           ` David Kastrup
2015-08-22 17:30                             ` Richard Stallman
2015-08-21 13:58                         ` Ricardo Wurmus
2015-08-21 14:39                           ` Marcin Borkowski
2015-08-19  1:22                   ` Richard Stallman
2015-08-19  3:52                     ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-19 18:15                       ` Richard Stallman
2015-08-19 18:52                         ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-20 16:54                           ` Richard Stallman
2015-08-21  0:48                           ` Dmitry Gutov
2015-08-21  1:35                             ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-18 20:47               ` Dmitry Gutov
2015-08-19  1:24           ` Richard Stallman
2015-08-19  4:52             ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-24 20:20               ` Richard Stallman
2015-08-17  3:44     ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-17 11:09       ` Bastien Guerry
2015-08-17 16:39         ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-17 16:57           ` Bastien
2015-08-17 17:25             ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-17 17:47               ` Bastien
2015-08-17 11:33       ` Dmitry Gutov
2015-08-17 16:41         ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-17 11:47       ` Dmitry Gutov
2015-08-17 16:42         ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-17 18:11           ` Dmitry Gutov
2015-08-17 18:38             ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-17 18:50               ` Dmitry Gutov
2015-08-17 23:25                 ` Artur Malabarba
2015-08-17 23:55                 ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-18 11:31                   ` Dmitry Gutov
2015-08-19  6:28                     ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-19 13:30                       ` Dmitry Gutov
2015-08-19 22:21                         ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-19 22:38                           ` Dmitry Gutov
2015-08-20 13:55                           ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-21 23:47                             ` Dmitry Gutov
2015-08-22  0:19                               ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-22 12:45                                 ` Dmitry Gutov
2015-08-24 17:33                                   ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-25  7:11                                     ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-25 11:38                                       ` Dmitry Gutov
2015-08-25 18:03                                         ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-26  1:25                                           ` Stefan Monnier
2015-08-26  2:51                                             ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-20 16:56                           ` Richard Stallman
2015-08-20 19:32                             ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-22 16:31                               ` Dmitry Gutov
2015-08-22 18:48                                 ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-22 21:09                                   ` Dmitry Gutov
2015-08-22 22:43                                     ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-22 23:08                                       ` Dmitry Gutov
2015-08-22 23:45                                         ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-23  8:11                                           ` Dmitry Gutov
2015-08-23  9:48                                             ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-23 10:45                                               ` Dmitry Gutov
2015-08-23 10:48                                               ` Andreas Schwab
2015-08-24  5:47                                                 ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-23  4:30                                       ` Richard Stallman
2015-08-23  8:13                                         ` Dmitry Gutov
2015-08-24  0:08                               ` Richard Stallman
2015-08-24  1:10                                 ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-24 20:22                                   ` Richard Stallman
2015-08-24 20:20                       ` Richard Stallman
2015-08-24 22:25                         ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-25 22:10                           ` Richard Stallman
2015-08-26  6:13                             ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-17 12:15       ` Alan Mackenzie
2015-08-17 14:40         ` Drew Adams
2015-08-17 16:53           ` Eli Zaretskii
2015-08-17 19:06             ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-17 19:34               ` Eli Zaretskii
2015-08-17 16:53         ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-17 17:35           ` Alan Mackenzie
2015-08-18  2:55             ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-18 10:39               ` Alan Mackenzie
2015-08-18 16:45                 ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-18 17:17                   ` Alan Mackenzie
2015-08-18 19:25                     ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-18 20:42                       ` Alan Mackenzie
2015-08-18 21:40                         ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-18 22:44                           ` Óscar Fuentes
2015-08-18 23:11                             ` Bastien
2015-08-18 23:41                             ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-19  0:29                               ` Óscar Fuentes
2015-08-19  0:38                                 ` Óscar Fuentes
2015-08-19 18:15                               ` Richard Stallman
2015-08-19 18:40                                 ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-20 13:37                               ` Wolfgang Jenkner
2015-08-20 20:23                                 ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-21  7:41                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2015-08-21 15:27                                   ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2015-08-22 17:29                                   ` Richard Stallman
2015-08-19  6:31                             ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2015-08-19  6:58                               ` Óscar Fuentes
2015-08-19  9:09                                 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2015-08-19  9:13                                   ` Andreas Schwab
2015-08-19 14:05                                     ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2015-08-19 14:47                                       ` Andreas Schwab
2015-08-19 16:10                                         ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2015-08-20 23:46                                       ` Dmitry Gutov
2015-08-19 14:16                               ` Eli Zaretskii
2015-08-19 16:03                                 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2015-08-22 17:27                                   ` Richard Stallman
2015-08-23  0:04                                     ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2015-08-24  0:05                                       ` Richard Stallman
2015-08-19 18:16                               ` Richard Stallman
2015-08-21  7:17                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2015-08-22 17:27                                   ` Richard Stallman
2015-08-19 18:14                             ` Richard Stallman
2015-08-18 23:15                           ` Alan Mackenzie
2015-08-19  4:24                             ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-19  7:37                               ` Óscar Fuentes
2015-08-19 10:10                               ` Nicolas Richard
2015-08-19 14:26                                 ` Marcin Borkowski
2015-08-19 21:53                                 ` Paul Eggert
2015-08-20  7:20                                   ` Andreas Schwab
2015-08-20 13:31                                   ` Óscar Fuentes
2015-08-18 15:09             ` Yuri Khan
2015-08-18 15:24               ` Andreas Schwab
2015-08-18 15:48                 ` Yuri Khan
2015-08-18 15:48               ` Alan Mackenzie
2015-08-18 17:08                 ` Yuri Khan
2015-08-18 18:12                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2015-08-19  4:45                     ` Yuri Khan
2015-08-19 14:14                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2015-08-19  5:19                     ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2015-08-19 14:15                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2015-08-19 16:05                         ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2015-08-19  1:19             ` Richard Stallman
2015-08-17 18:22           ` Dmitry Gutov
2015-08-18  3:55             ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2015-08-18 10:51               ` Dmitry Gutov
2015-08-18 12:31               ` Óscar Fuentes
2015-08-18  3:44           ` Richard Stallman

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